A well-written composition _________ some writing skills, such as good choice of words and clear organizations.

Neighbors _________ to the police about the dogs barking at midnight, but it didn’t work.

 They stood there and ______ each other as if they were going to fight.

My headache______.I thought it was going away,but now it was getting worse and worse.

In our childhood, we were often ________ by Grandma to pay attention to our table manners.