Harry Potter
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Consider the following quotes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Rowling, 1997). Identify the situation type associated with the items in bold. Focus on finite verbs only.
1. Harry now carried a large cage that held a beautiful snowy owl.
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2. Filch owned a cat called Mrs. Norris, a scrawny, dust-colored creature.
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3. Harry went back to the kitchen, still staring at his letter.
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4. I can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even put a stopper on death.
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5. At the start-of-term banquet, Harry had gotten the idea that Professor Snape disliked him.
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6. The whole hall burst into applause as the hat finished its song.
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7. Harry was rather quiet as he ate the ice cream Hagrid had bought him.
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8. Harry watched Snape for a while, but Snape didn't look at him again.
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9. They had hardly fluttered out of the way when another owl dropped a letter on top of the parcel.
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10. We knew these kids better than anybody.
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11. Whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred and fifty points, so they nearly always win.
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12. Hermione rolled up the sleeves of her gown, flicked her wand, and said, "Wingardium Leviosa!"