Writing Better English for ESL Learners

4. with a verb in the past tense after the phrase While I was visiting Korea
   (Compare to sample sentence I.)


5. in a compound sentence with the conjunction or(Compare to sample
   sentence L.)


6. antecedent of the relative pronoun phrase about whom(Compare to
   sample sentence N.)


7. antecedent of the relative pronoun that,who, or which(Compare to
   sample sentence O.)


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


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


10. after a conditional phrase such as If she abandoned me(Compare to
    sample sentence S.)

Exercise 3.21Write 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 soaring eagles.

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

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