Writing Better English for ESL Learners
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FOR ESL LEARNERS Writing Better English Second Edition ...
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Contents 1 Preparing to Write Introduction vii Verb Tenses Auxiliaries The Passive Voice The Subjunctive Mode Conjunctions Pron ...
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vii Introduction Writing in any language is a difficult skill to acquire. Therefore, as an ESL stu- dent you should approach wri ...
viii IntroductionIntroduction After completing the review exercises, you will be ready to begin Chapter 2. In this chapter you w ...
In Chapter 6 you will write original stories. The stories are to be based on the assigned topic, and they should include the gra ...
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1 Preparing to Write In order to write well in English, you should understand the basics of the lan- guage. Probably the most di ...
When the verb is conjugated with a form ofto be(am, is, are, was, were), the verb will have an -ingending. It means that the ac ...
Present Perfect She has spoken well. Past Perfect She had spoken well. Future She will speak well. Future Perfect She will have ...
Exercise 1.1 Rewrite the following sentences in the tenses given. Use the exam- ples given previously to help you maintain accur ...
Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Juan had visited his aunt and uncle. Future Future Perfect Present Past She carried t ...
Present I am studying for an exam. Past Present Perfect Past Perfect Future Present Past Present Perfect Past Perfect The manag ...
Present Past Present Perfect I have not been angry at all. Past Perfect Future Present Do you go there often? Past Present Perf ...
Present Past Present Perfect They haven’t gone to the movies. Past Perfect Future Present Past We got a letter from a distant r ...
Present Mark likes the new girl. Past Past Perfect Future Present Her boss is trying to understand. Past Present Perfect Past P ...
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