Sentences


The new students went to an orientation meeting to help them adjust and learn about the program.
If you don’t know where you are, you can look at a map.  It will help to orient you.

My father was a man of integrity. He was a good and honest man.

This year, Chinese New York will coincide with my birthday!  They will be on the same day.
Our midterm exams nearly coincide with spring break.
Our company’s important meeting coincided with organization’s birthday.  They were at the same time.

The sick woman had two concurrent therapies. They were happening at the same time.
In the ELP, hybrid students are concurrently enrolled in ELP classes and one or two regular PUC classes.

The numbers are in random order. 1 6 3 8 1 0 5 3 8 6  
The speech seemed kind of random. The president gave a lot of different facts and information in no particular order.

When families have problems, such as illness or losing a job, it usually helps to unify them.  
Having the Olympic Games can help unify a country.

This photo has been manipulated. Someone changed it.
If you manipulate the data, you change it so it looks different.
If you manipulate a person, you do something secretly to try to control the him/her.

When you write a story, you need to give the sequence of events--tell us what happened first, what happened second, what happened after that, etc.
These numbers are in a certain sequence: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9

We will eventually move to Japan. Hopefully after I graduate from Purdue in five years.
If you never sleep, you will eventually get sick. It might take a long time, but you will after a long time.

Don killed his brother, but the police couldn't figure out the motive
Later, they learned that his motive was the fact that his brother stole money from him.
This motivated Don to kill his brother.

In the winter, some birds migrate to the south where it is warmer.
Many people choose to immigrate to the United States from their home country.
If you leave your home country, it is called emigrating

In the ELP, Listening and Speaking are integrated. They are taught together.
This computer program integrates video and photo editing software.

Students must maintain a 3.0 GPA in order to be a student at the university. If it falls below this, they may be asked to leave.
Older cars cost more money to maintain, since they often need repairs.

The ages of students in our class range from 18 to 29.
There is a wide range of courses you can take at the university.

Johnny passed the class, despite failing the midterm exam.
Despite my problems, I enjoy my life!

Teachers must assess the skills of their students.
The police assessed the damage caused by the fire.
The computer program will assess your intelligence.

The road was restricted to only police. 
There are restrictions that prevent young people from buying alcohol.










The nuclear family consists of mother, father, and children. 
The nucleus of an atom is the very center.
Not everyone supports nuclear power.

After their house burned down, they moved to a hotel temporarily.
The cold weather is only temporary. It will warm up soon.

When it comes out of the ground, oil must be refined (or processed) before we can use it.
Candy has a lot of refined sugar in it. The sugar has been processed so it tastes better, but it is less healthy.


John devoted all his time to studying. 
He is a very devoted student.
He also devotes all his money to charity.

There are several different techniques to study vocabulary.
Basketball players spend a lot of time developing their techniques.

The instructions on the test specify that you need to circle your answer.
If you want a vegetarian dinner on the airplane, you need to specify that when you buy your ticket.

Taking medicine will negate the effect of your headache.
Forgetting to come to the final exam will negate all the hard work you did during the semester!

The doctor stuck a needle to extract a blood sample from her arm.
A tiny piece of wood got stuck in my eye! The doctor used some tweezers to extract it from my eye.


Quantitative research uses numbers and test scores to find information, while qualitative research uses interviews and descriptions to find answers.

There are approximately 1,000,000 people in this city. 
I have approximately $15,000 in my bank account.  
I don't know exactly how many students are in the ELP, but the approximate number is 100.

The police are investigating the murder to find out who did it.
The scientists will investigate the causes of headaches in teenagers.

The university is offering a free iPad to new students as an incentive to study in their program.
Parents sometimes give money to their children as an incentive to get good grades.

The scope of the problem is very big--it is affecting people everywhere!
We want to expand the scope of our project to include the entire ELP.

You must submit your homework through Blackboard.
New students must submit their applications by July 1.
Click the "Submit" button when you are ready to place your order.

Everyone perceives the world differently, depending on their experience in life.
What do you perceive as the cause of true happiness?

When you do a group project, make sure you contribute equally to the work.
The mayor donated $10 million to Purdue Calumet. To recognize his contribution, they named a building after him.

This chemical will induce vomiting. In other words, if you drink it, it will make you throw up.
This other chemical will induce sleep. It will make you sleepy.

Arabic is the predominant language group in the ELP.
Yellow is the predominant color in this painting.

The little girl accompanied her grandmother on a trip around the world.
I lost the CD that accompanied my textbook.
John sang a song at the concert, and Jane accompanied him on the piano.

The professor worked on the project with a colleague from a different university.
The engineer was well respected by his colleagues at work.

In the article, the author gives an analogy of a man learning how to play basketball. This is a comparison to learning English.

We decided to hire the young man because of all his great attributes.
He said he attributed his success to his father. Because of his father, he learned how to be successful. 

In Chicago, there are many different ethnic groups: Chinese, Polish, Korean, Hispanic, etc.
I love cooking ethnic food, especially Mexican food.