Writing Better English for ESL Learners

(Nora) #1

17.The geese feeding ground was near the lake.



  1. Which these countriesis not in Asia?


19.Our students grades average above a B.


20.The little puppy moans saddened us greatly.


Exercise 1.29Rewrite the sentences and change all italicized nouns to the plu-
ral. Don’t forget to change verbs and other words wherever necessary.



  1. The goosehad laid a golden egg.

  2. My unclebought the houseat the edge of town.

  3. The churchwas damaged by the storm.

  4. A soldiercarried the helpless infantto safety.

  5. Did the womanfind her child?

  6. A strange mancame up to the windowand looked in.

  7. Their bossis going to fire the new employee.


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