Writing Better English for ESL Learners

8. I’d help ifAlicia’sbrother would help.


9. I think that the last two chairs at the table are our chairs.


10. You ought to have a few words with that rude man.

11.Jane and Ihad been hoping to see Aunt Susan again.

12.The condition of this old caris terrible.

13. No one told the other childrenthat there is no school today.


14. I’d really like to dance with both Daniel and Mark.


15. John gave Laura and metickets to the baseball game.

Exercise 1.21Change the italicized possessive noun or noun phrase to the

appropriate pronoun.

1.The children’sbedroom needs to be painted.

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