Writing Better English for ESL Learners

(Nora) #1

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

  2. possessive (Compare to sample sentence F.)

  3. with an irregular past tense verb (Compare to sample sentence G.)

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

  5. with a verb in the past tense after the phrase When I found them
    (Compare to sample sentence I.)

  6. with a verb in the present perfect tense with a present participle
    (Compare to sample sentence J.)

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


Exercise 3.15Write 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 bride and groom.



  1. direct object (Compare to sample sentence B.)


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