The following question is similar to the one in part 3 of the Engl 140 final
exam. There are many possible answers. Write a sentence using the vocabulary
and grammar indicated.
Last Easter + a dependent clause in the past perfect + an independent clause
in the simple past
11 comments:
Last Easter, when I had arrived at my friend's place we played ball all day.
Alexey ENGL140
As soon as we had received visas to Finland, we visited the country last Easter.
ZEINAB:Almost--check the punctuation;-)
ALEXEY: Excellent!
Last Easter, when I got my holidays, we all went to our farmhouse for the weekend.
Due to the traffic jam, I arrived late to the party last Easter.
Last Easter when I had arrived at my friend's place we played ball all day.
Last Easter Tina was happy, she had found all the hidden eggs.
Last Easter, when I had already eaten a dozen chocolate eggs, my mother showed up with more candy.
Last Easter morning when we had woken up, a Easter bunny was in the backyard.
SALEHA:The first verb is in the simple past--you need the past perfect;-)
YOSUA:You are missing the first clause which needs a verb in the past perfect;-)
ZEINAB: You need to add punctuation;-)
VALERIE: OK--but your clauses are in the wrong order--you do need to follow exactly the instructions;-)
NAZNEEN: Well done!
PEGGY: Good--but can you fix the article error?
Last Easter morning when we had woken up, an Easter bunny was in the backyard.
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