Learning to combine ideas into more complex sentences is an important skill in writing. There are many ways to do this--many possible bonus points! Try to combine the following three sentences.
Sentence 1: Where have you been?
Sentence 2: That was the question my mother always asked me.
Sentence 3: I never had a good answer for my mother.
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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I never had a good answer for my mother who always used to ask me, “Where have you been?”
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“Where have you been?” was my mother’s frequent question to which I never had a good answer.
I never had a good answer for my mother who always asked, “Where have you been?”
I never had a good answer for my mother who always asked me, "Where have you been?"
Milijana. Cindy, and Sara: Excellent!
Rupinder,
I never had a good answer for my mother who always asked me, "Where have you been?"
Rupinder: Yes, but you need to structure this differently from previous students;-) There are many possible ways to do this.
My mother use to always me "where have you been?" but I never had a good answer.
Jeff: You have the right idea, but note the problem with "use to"; this should be "used to" as the verb is in the past--because of the pronunciation, however, we don't hear the "d".
I never had a good answer for my mother when she was asking me : “Where have you been?”
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