Writing Better English for ESL Learners

3. object of the preposition from(Compare to sample sentence D.)


4. possessive (Compare to sample sentence F.)


5. with an irregular present perfect tense verb (Compare to sample
   sentence H.)


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 and(Compare to sample
   sentence L.)


8. object of the preposition about(Compare to sample sentence D.)


9. antecedent of an elliptical relative pronoun (Compare to sample
   sentence P.)


10. subject of a passive past tense verb (Compare to sample sentence R.)

Exercise 3.11Write 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 several pretty girls.

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