Writing Better English for ESL Learners

and. She began throwing

water. Finally the fire was

out, and. When Grandfa-

ther awoke, he said, “ .”

Anna just shook her head and smiled.

Exercise 4.9 The Pickpocket.The story line: A thief is watching the crowds of
people on the street. When he sees an easy victim, he sneaks up and steals the
victim’s wallet or purse. Finally a policewoman sees what he is doing and arrests
him. The policewoman finds what the thief has stolen, and the man is sent
to jail.

It was a hot day, and.

People enjoyed holiday time like this and

. It was a happy time for Mike because
. Mike knew there would

be a lot of pockets that.

The crowds were enormous, and everyone

. Mike couldn’t have been happier if
. When ,

he walked slowly down the street and

. Finally he saw ,

who. He came up behind

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