Writing Better English for ESL Learners

(Nora) #1

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

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

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

  4. with a verb in the past tense after the phrase As soon as the rabbit left its
    hole(Compare to sample sentence I.)

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

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

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

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

  9. after a conditional phrase, such as If the nest were attacked(Compare to
    sample sentence S.)


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