Make complex sentences that consist of a main clause and a relative clause. Make sure whether it is a defining or a non-definig relative clause. Type the whole sentence and mind your commas.
He sold empty bottles and old newspapers. He asked the highest possible price for them.
We had to complete a text. Some words had been deleted from it.
Brenda gets the opportunity. Freda has been after it all her life.
Britain has a "mixed" economy. This means that part of its industry has been nationalized.
Authors of detective stories usually end their books with an epilogue. In this epilogue the name of the criminal is made known.
The author uses formal language in everyday situations. This makes his play quite funny at times.
Something must be done about the situation in Ulster. Ulster is divided into Catholic and Protestant ghettos.
Will stays with his wife because of his daughter. He loves his daughter very much.
Jen Van Loock
English teacher at KHK teacher training college Vorselaar, Belgium.