Writing Better English for ESL Learners

10. Nick reads all the books on the top shelf. (may)


11. We will take the train as far as Chicago. (to have to)


12. They spoke with very little accent. (to be able to)


13. Do you help the child tie his shoes? (can)


14. The designers turn their work in on time. (to be supposed to)


15. Will Victor work overtime tomorrow? (to have to)

Exercise 1.8 Remove the auxiliaries from the following sentences and rewrite

them appropriately. Maintain the same tense as in the original sentence.

1. We don’t want to go to the movies.


2. He shouldn’t eat so fast.

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3. After supper we needed to take a little nap.

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