Friday, November 15, 2013

BUILD-A-SENTENCE

The following question is similar to the one in part 3 of the Engl 140 final exam. Write a sentence using the vocabulary and grammar indicated.


Write a sentence using a dependent clause in the past perfect progressive tense + an independent clause in the past perfect + an independent clause in the simple past.

4 comments:

Doris177 said...

Santa had the sled packed, which was big.

Unknown said...
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Unknown said...

Scrubbing the dishes made sense, until we learned how to use the dishwasher.

Michael said...

Well, you know things aren't going according to plan when the question asks for three clauses, and the answers only provide two...

This is the sort of thing I was looking for:

As I had been working late all week, I hadn't been able to go shopping, and the cupboards were bare.