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Express Surprise and Shock

This set contains 14 annotated sentences.

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Dataset version: enGram 3.4, Jan 2024

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01

Wow,  I  didn't  see  that  coming!

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Wow, I didn't see that coming!

Patterns
see — saw — seen^come — came — come
02

Really?

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Really?

03

 Are  you  serious?

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Are you serious?

04

 I  can't  believe  this  is  happening!

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I can't believe this is happening!

05

That’s  incredible!

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That’s incredible!

06

How  did  that  happen?

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How did that happen?

07

Oh my goodness, that’s  shocking!

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Oh my goodness, that’s shocking!

08

 I 'm utterly  astonished by the news.

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I'm utterly astonished by the news.

09

 This  is beyond  surprising; it's downright  astounding!

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This is beyond surprising; it's downright astounding!

10

You're  kidding me!

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You're kidding me!

11

 That  can't  be  true.

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That can't be true.

12

 I  had no idea, that's totally  unexpected!

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I had no idea, that's totally unexpected!

Patterns
have — had — had
13

I’m speechless;  I  don’t even  know what  to say!

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I’m speechless; I don’t even know what to say!

Patterns
know — knew — known^say — said — said
14

 That  turns  everything on its head;  I  need a moment  to process this.

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That turns everything on its head; I need a moment to process this.