(1) the menbreea family was clearing out its garage, a much delayed but urgently needed event. (2) old…

(1) the menbreea family was clearing out its garage, a much delayed but urgently needed event. (2) old appliances, books, clothes, and instruments mingled with dusty, ignored sporting goods and camping equipment. (3) none of the items, such as the scooter elijah had loved when he was 10, havent been used in years, but they were too special to throw in the trash. (4) we need to have a garage sale, elijahs father said decisively. (5) elijah wasnt up for that much work, so he quickly replied, tyrones family is already planning one, referring to his friend down the street. (6) our sale would compete with theirs. (7) instead of looking discouraged, elijahs mother looked excited she quickly said, maybe we could have joint yard sales. (8) if we both advertise, we might get twice as many customers! (9) why stop there? elijahs father asked. (10) lets get even more of the neighbors involved. (11) a multi - family sale would attract more people. (12) which would result in bigger profits for everyone. (13) noting elijahs lack of enthusiasm, he added, son, i know youre not keen on this, but its a great opportunity for us to work together as a family. and who knows, maybe youll find something you didnt know you needed.

(1) the menbreea family was clearing out its garage, a much delayed but urgently needed event. (2) old appliances, books, clothes, and instruments mingled with dusty, ignored sporting goods and camping equipment. (3) none of the items, such as the scooter elijah had loved when he was 10, havent been used in years, but they were too special to throw in the trash. (4) we need to have a garage sale, elijahs father said decisively. (5) elijah wasnt up for that much work, so he quickly replied, tyrones family is already planning one, referring to his friend down the street. (6) our sale would compete with theirs. (7) instead of looking discouraged, elijahs mother looked excited she quickly said, maybe we could have joint yard sales. (8) if we both advertise, we might get twice as many customers! (9) why stop there? elijahs father asked. (10) lets get even more of the neighbors involved. (11) a multi - family sale would attract more people. (12) which would result in bigger profits for everyone. (13) noting elijahs lack of enthusiasm, he added, son, i know youre not keen on this, but its a great opportunity for us to work together as a family. and who knows, maybe youll find something you didnt know you needed.

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Brief Explanations:

In sentence (7), the correct verb forms are "looked" (past - tense for the action of showing an expression) and "said" (past - tense for the act of speaking). The phrase "joint yard sale" is the correct term for a combined sale.

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Instead of looking discouraged, Elijah's mother looked excited and quickly said, "Maybe we could have joint yard sales."