Writing Better English for ESL Learners

(Nora) #1

  1. object of the preposition to(Compare to sample sentence D.)

  2. object of the preposition by(Compare to sample sentence D.)

  3. object of the preposition instead of(Compare to sample sentence D.)

  4. with an irregular present perfect tense verb (Compare to sample
    sentence H.)

  5. with a verb in the future perfect tense (Compare to sample sentence K.)

  6. antecedent of the relative pronoun that,who, or which(Compare to
    sample sentence O.)

  7. antecedent of an elliptical relative pronoun (Compare to sample
    sentence P.)


Exercise 3.6Write ten sentences similar to the examples in A–S. Next to the
part of speech for each sentence you will see which example sentence is simi-
lar to your new sentence. Use the phrase the bravest woman.


  1. subject of the sentence (Compare to sample sentence A.)


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