Writing Better English for ESL Learners

9. subject of a passive past tense verb (Compare to sample sentence R.)


10. after a conditional phrase such as If he could hear me(Compare to sample
    sentence S.)

Exercise 3.17Write 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 her former partner.

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


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


3. possessive -’s(Compare to sample sentence F.)


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


5. with a verb in the past tense after the phrase As soon as he left the room
   (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.)

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