The Standard Deviants - Learn English as a Second Language (ESL) - Possessives, Verb + Infinitive, and the Past

Alcinda Da Cruz used to be a full time machine repairer in a factory from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. every weekday, as well as a part time dish washer and cook at a nursing home. Maria Lopes used to be a home daycare provider. That was, at least, until Da Cruz and Lopes each decided to reach for a college education.

Both originally from Cape Verde, an island nation off the Atlantic coast of Africa, Da Cruz and Lopes are two of the 19 recent graduates of the Rhode Island Regional Adult Learning (RIRAL) project’s “Transition to College” program. The students were honored at their graduation on Thursday at the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center on Main Street.

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