J.K. ROWLING Joanne "Jo" Rowling (1) __________ (be born) on 31 July 1965. She is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books (2) _________ (gain) worldwide attention, (3) _________ multiple awards, and an d (4)_________ (sell) more than 400 million copies. They T hey (5)_________ (become) the best-selling book series in history, and been the basis for a popular series of films. Rowling (6) __________ (conceive) the idea for the series on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990.
Rowling has led a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on social security to multi-millionaire status within five years. She is the United Kingdom's best-selling author since records (7) __________(begin), with sales in excess of £238m. As of March 2011, when its latest world billionaires list was published, Forbes (8)__________ (estimate) Rowling's net worth to be US$1 billion. The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List (9) __________ (estimate) Rowling's fortune at £560 million, ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007, and Time magazine (10) __________ (name) her as a runnerup for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she (11) __________ (give) her fans. In October 2010, Rowling was named the "Most Influential Woman in Britain" by leading magazine editors. She (12)__________ (become) a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Lumos (formerly the Children's High Level Group). On 27 September 2012, Rowling (13) ___________(publish) her first adult novel The Casual Vacancy with Little, Brown and Company.
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Joanne "Jo" Rowling (1) was born on 31 July 1965. She is a British novelist, best known as the author of the Harry Potter fantasy series. The Potter books (2) have gained worldwide attention,(3) won multiple awards, and (4) sold more than 400 million copies. They (5) have become the best-selling book series in history, and been the basis for a popular series of films. Rowling (6) conceived the idea for the series on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990.
Rowling has led a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on social security to multi-millionaire status within five years. She is the United Kingdom's best-selling author since records (7) began, with sales in excess of £238m. As of March 2011, when its latest world billionaires list was published, Forbes (8) estimated Rowling's net worth to be US$1 billion. The 2008 Sunday Times Rich List (9) estimated Rowling's fortune at £560 million, ranking her as the twelfth richest woman in the United Kingdom. Forbes ranked Rowling as the forty-eighth most powerful celebrity of 2007, and Time magazine (10) named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she (11) has given her fans. In October 2010, Rowling was named the "Most Influential Woman in Britain" by leading magazine editors. She (12)has become a notable philanthropist, supporting such charities as Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Lumos (formerly the Children's High Level Group). On 27 September 2012, Rowling (13)published her first adult novel The Casual Vacancy with Little, Brown and Company.
BE CAREFUL!! (3) and (4) are in the present perfect form!! The verb have is just omitted to avoid repetition. The Potter books (2) have gained worldwide worldwide attention,(3) (have) won multiple multiple awards, and (4) (have) sold more than 400 million copies.
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