Writing Better English for ESL Learners

(Nora) #1

  1. An angry mob began to move, and the police became jittery.

  2. I know nothing about an angry mob.

  3. You can’t stop an angry mob sent with the blessings of the dictator.

  4. An angry mob was formed from several groups of jobless men.


Exercise 3.11Sample sentences are provided.


  1. Several pretty girls entered the contest.

  2. I sent several pretty girls flowers.

  3. I stayed at the beach because several pretty girls were nearby.

  4. The man moved toward several pretty girls.

  5. Several pretty girls sold kisses for charity.

  6. Several pretty girls have become doctors and lawyers.

  7. When I met him, he was in the company of several pretty girls.

  8. Tom was happy because several pretty girls had complimented him.

  9. Several pretty girls he knew were now studying acting.

  10. If he had seen her, he wouldn’t have spent so much time with several
    pretty girls.


Exercise 3.12Sample sentences are provided.


  1. The officer gave the drunken soldier a ticket.

  2. There were lots of rowdy people there besides the drunken soldier.

  3. She left the party because the drunken soldier was so rude.

  4. No one wants to be around the drunken soldier.

  5. The manners of the drunken soldier were terrible.

  6. The drunken soldier has left the bar.

  7. The drunken soldier has been drinking all night.

  8. The drunken soldier finally went home because the café closed.

  9. The drunken soldier has been taken into custody.

  10. If it had rained, the drunken soldier wouldn’t have noticed.


Exercise 3.13Sample sentences are provided.


  1. There was some writing on his driver’s license.

  2. He got a ticket because his driver’s license wasn’t valid.

  3. What information did you get from his driver’s license?

  4. His driver’s license has fallen behind a chair.

  5. His driver’s license has been lying on the floor all this time.

  6. His passport is in the drawer, and his driver’s license is in his wallet.

  7. He went to the courthouse because his driver’s license has to be renewed.


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