Writing Better English for ESL Learners

. Last winter my old car finally

died. I tried to start it, but.

I sold it for junk and went to buy.

I had seen the Johnson’s Pre-Owned Vehicles lot

and decided to stop there to

. Some of the cars were just too old,

and others. I had to make

a compromise between

and. I finally found a

with a little rust on it, but

it seemed to run.

I paid Mr. Johnson with a check, signed

, and drove home

. I was rather proud of my new vehicle. It

looked and sounded

. My brother was impressed with my

purchase and said, “ .”

But my father was skeptical. He laughed and said to me, “Used cars

.”

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