Writing Better English for ESL Learners

6. with a verb in the present perfect tense with a present participle
   (Compare to sample sentence J.)


7. in a compound sentence with the conjunction because(Compare to
   sample sentence M.)


8. antecedent of the relative pronoun who(Compare to sample sentence O.)


9. subject of a passive present perfect tense verb (Compare to sample
   sentence Q.)


10. after the conditional phrase If we had the money(Compare to sample
    sentence S.)

Exercise 3.5Write ten sentences similar to the examples in A–S. Next to the
part of speech for each sentence you will see which example sentence is simi-
lar to your new sentence. Use the phrase our Mexican guests.

1. subject of the sentence (Compare to sample sentence A.)


2. direct object (Compare to sample sentence B.)


3. indirect object (Compare to sample sentence C.)

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