Writing Better English for ESL Learners

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


8. antecedent of the relative pronoun whose(Compare to sample
   sentence N.)


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


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

Exercise 3.19Write 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 Canadian stamps.

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


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


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


4. in a clause beginning with because(Compare to sample sentence E.)


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

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