Present Perfect / Simple Past vs. Present Perfect
Adjective clauses punctuation
Combining Sentences Adjective clauses
Present Perfect/ simple past/ present perfect progressive
Nouns and SVA
100
Her classmates have became like family to her.
Her classmates have become like family to her.
100
Tai Dong where I grew up is a small city on the southeast coast of Taiwan.

Tai Dong, where I grew up, is a small city on the southeast coast of Taiwan.

100
I met Rebecca in 2016. Rebecca is now my girlfriend.

Combine the sentences, using the second sentence as an adjective clause.
I met Rebecca, who is now my girlfriend, in 2016.
100
She _________________________ in downtown
                     live


Savannah for the last two years.
She's been living in downtown Savannah for the last two years.
She's lived in downtown Savannah for the last two years.
100
He thinks the money is the most important thing in life; she disagrees.

He thinks money is the most important thing in life; she disagrees.

200
I have been to Paris in 2014; I hope to go back this summer.
I went to Paris in 2014; I hope to go back this summer.
200
My family moved there from Taipei the summer when I was born.

My family moved there from Taipei the summer when I was born.

200
Jean Dijon wrote a novel. I enjoyed reading it.

Jean Dijon wrote a novel that I enjoyed reading.

Jean Dijon wrote a novel which I enjoyed reading.

200
His girlfriend _______________________ him since
                        not write    

he came to the U.S.
His girlfriend hasn't written him since he came to the U.S.
200
Architecture is an interesting subject; he is thinking of changing his major to it.

Architecture is an interesting subject; he is thinking of changing his major to it.

300
He grew up a lot since he's been living abroad on his own.

He has grown up a lot since he's been living abroad on his own.

300
When I was two, we moved to another house. This house where my parents still live is on a main street in Tai Dong.

When I was two, we moved to another house. This house, where my parents still live, is on a main street in Tai Dong.

300
She was visiting her favorite aunt. Her aunt's apartment was right across the street from mine.

She was visiting her favorite aunt, whose apartment was right across the street from mine.

300

I _________________________ from the

                    draw


model every Friday of this term, even though I am still in ESL.

I've been drawing from the model every Friday of this term, even though I am still in ESL.


I've drawn from the model every Friday of this term, even though I am still in ESL.

300
Don't worry, her friend said; the police is on their way.
Don't worry, her friend said; the police are on their way.
400
She still didn't learn how to swim.
She still hasn't learned how to swim.
400
My mother had a food stand in our front courtyard where she sold omelettes early in the morning.

My mother had a food stand in our front courtyard, where she sold omelettes early in the morning.


400

I could see that Rebecca was a terrific woman. Her interests were similar to mine.

I could see that Rebecca, whose interests were similar to mine, was a terrific woman.

400
They ________________________ each other for a
                   know

long time; they met in college.
They've known each other for a long time; they met in college.
400
Six hours of sleep are not enough; I am so tired!
Six hours of sleep is not enough; I am so tired.
500
I always knew I wanted to be a designer; I just wasn't sure exactly what type.

I have always known I wanted to be a designer; I just wasn't sure exactly what type.

500
I loved dinnertime because the kitchen was always full of relatives and the customers that my father had invited to dinner.

I loved dinnertime because the kitchen was always full of relatives and the customers that my father had invited to dinner.

500
We lived together on the shores of the Black Sea. There are a lot of caves there.
We lived together on the shores of the Black Sea, where there are a lot of caves.
500
She _________________________ from SCAD; he is
               graduated already


still writing his thesis.
She has already graduated from SCAD; he is still writing his thesis.
500
She thinks the art is a powerful way to influence people's hearts and minds.

She thinks art is a powerful way to influence people's hearts and minds.

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