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The city had changed in ways Maya couldn't quite name. The corner store where she'd bought candy as a child was now a coffee shop with exposed brick walls. The old oak tree in Riverside Park had been cut down after the storm, leaving behind a stump that children now used as a stage for impromptu performances. Yet some things remained. Mrs. Chen still sat on her stoop each evening, watching the neighborhood with knowing eyes. The smell of fresh bread still drifted from Antonelli's bakery at dawn.
Based on the passage, what is the author primarily contrasting?
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The team worked quick to finish the project before the deadline.
The adverb 'quickly' is needed to modify the verb 'worked.' Adjectives like 'quick' cannot modify verbs.
Neither the students nor the teacher were able to solve the equation.
With 'neither...nor,' the verb agrees with the nearer subject. 'Teacher' is singular, so 'was' is correct.
The museum's collection includes artifacts from ancient Rome, Greece, and they also have items from Egypt.
Parallel structure requires listing items in the same grammatical form: 'Rome, Greece, and Egypt.'
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