Ernest Hemingway, an American writer, (to be) born on July 21,1899. His parents (to encourage) his
many creative beginnings. His mother (to teach)
him music and (to take) him to concerts, art galleries,
and operas. His father (to teach) him practical
skills, like how to build fires, how to use an axe, and how to tie
fishing flies.
By the age of three, he (to know) stories about
many great men in American history, and he (to
collect) car-toons of the Russian-Japanese war. He
(to belong) to a nature study group. Ernest (to like) writing and
(can to spell) well. His parents (to teach) him to value
physical courage.
Ernest (to show) an interest in writing when he (to be) 12.
He (to write) stories about heroes having high-action adventures. In high
school he (to write) for the school's weekly newspaper. He also
(to take up) canoeing. His motto (to be) “be afraid of nothing”.
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