Writing Better English for ESL Learners

6. in a compound sentence with the conjunction and(Compare to sample
   sentence L.)


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


8. antecedent of the relative pronoun thator which(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 she had seen us(Compare to sample
    sentence S.)

Exercise 3.14Write 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 the best candidates.

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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