In the following sentences, choose the correct form of the demonstrative adjective from the answers provided.
For help with this exercise, see section 28c of Foundations First, Fifth Edition.
Frontier schools were crowded, noisy, and poorly equipped, and __________problems could be overwhelming for teachers.
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A typical frontier schoolhouse was a log cabin built by __________parents in the community who wanted a school.
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The school was often used as a church on Sundays, and __________two uses made the building doubly valuable.
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There was usually only one teacher for all the children, and __________might range from seven to sixteen years old.
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The teacher went from __________small group to __________one, helping the children to learn reading, writing, and arithmetic.
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Because there were few textbooks, students brought __________books they had at home.
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__________boy might read an almanac, and __________girl might learn to read from the family Bible.
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Other subjects taught at __________schools included American history and geography, penmanship, and spelling.
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Most youngsters had many farm chores to do and attended school only when __________chores were done.
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School might be held only during the three or four months of winter, and __________schooling was often the only education that a child received.
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