[PLUG-TALK] Language favor needed

[Richard C. Steffens]

John Jason Jordan wrote:
> The following survey is for a class I am taking at Portland State University. There are no right or wrong answers, so you need not worry about making a mistake. Just answer according to what you think the best answer is. I need as many responses as I can get, so if you can get responses from friends and family members, just send as many responses as you have people willing to answer the questions. Responses from kids are especially good (five years or older). You can put multiple responses into one e-mail, or send individual e-mails. You can answer in place in the form below, or just send the responses labeled 1, 2, 3 etc. 
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> No fair asking others for advice; the survey is just to find out what sounds normal to people, so just give your personal opinion. Don't overanalyze or try to remember grammar rules from school - just respond quickly according to how you would normally say it in ordinary speech.
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> Thanks in advance!
> 
> Data set 1
> In the blanks in the following sentences, insert a form of the verb _begin_. Choose the form of the word that results in a normal sounding sentence. (Insert _only one word_ in each blank.)
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> 1.	I think that the movie  _begins________  in two minutes.
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> 2.	I demand that the movie   _begin________  in two minutes.
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> 3.	I would prefer that the movie  _begins________  in two minutes.
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> 4.	I realize that the movie   _begin________  in two minutes.
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> 5.	I know that the movie  _begins________  in two minutes.
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> 6.	I recommend that the movie  _begin________  in two minutes.
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> Data set 2
> Rewrite each of the following sentences so that it means exactly the same thing as before, but begins with the word indicated. (Make any other changes necessary to make your sentences sound normal, but make it mean the same thing as the original.)
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> 1.	She will sometimes wash the dishes.
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> 		Sometimes   she will wash the dishes._________ 
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> 2.	She will often wash the dishes.
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> 		Often   _Often she will wash the dishes.________ 
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> 3.	She will not often wash the dishes.
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> 		Not often   _Not often will she wash the dishes.________ 
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> 4.	She will wash the dishes on Thursdays.
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> 		On Thursdays   _she will wash the dishes.________ 
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> 5.	He was late once.
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> 		Once   _he was late.________ 
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> 6.	He was late only once.
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> 		Only once   _was he late.________ 
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> 7.	She has not once seen Star Wars.
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> 		Not once   _has she seen Star Wars.________ 
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> 8.	I seldom eat in restaurants.
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> 		Seldom   __do I eat in restaurants._______ 
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> 9.	She never called me.
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> 		Never   _has she called me.________ 
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> 10.	I saw nothing unusual last night.
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> 		Nothing unusual   _was seen by me last night.________ 
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> 11.	I saw something unusual last night.
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> 		Something unusual   _was seen by me last night.________ 
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> Age:    __57_______  Are you a native English speaker?   __Yes._______ 
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Regards,

Dick Steffens