Writing Better English for ESL Learners

Exercise 3.16Write 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 a foreign diplomat.

1. indirect object (Compare to sample sentence C.)


2. in a clause beginning with because(Compare to sample sentence E.)


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


4. with a verb in the past tense after the phrase While she was living in
   Europe(Compare to sample sentence I.)


5. in a compound sentence with the conjunction or(Compare to sample
   sentence L.)


6. antecedent of the relative pronoun phrase about whom(Compare to
   sample sentence N.)


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


8. subject of a passive present perfect tense verb (Compare to sample
   sentence Q.)

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