Answer:
1. Parents once automatically gave their children the father's surname, but some no longer do.
2. Italians insist Marco Polo, the thirteenth-century explorer did not import pasta from China.
3. Prices, having risen rapidly, the government debated a price freeze.
4. A price rise, unlike a rise in interest rates, seemed a sure solution.
5. Shoes with high heels originated to protect feet from the mud, garbage, and animal waste in the streets.
6. The festival will hold a benefit dinner, and performance on March 10, 2011, in Ashville.
7. "In coming to a new land," says writing teacher Peter Elbow, "you develop a new conception of what you are writing about."
8. Mr. Spock, as chief science officer, is also Captain Kirk's closest friend.
9. The quarterback told the tight end to sprint five yards juke to the inside, then break for the right sideline.
10. Fielding the ball on three hops, the shortstop fired a strike to first base for the final out.
