EXERCISE

5A. Practice working with helping verbs. Rewrite the following sentences
    to include helping verbs as needed.

1. Before the war, he been a carpenter.
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2. Today, she beating everyone else in chess.
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3. Iraq still holding to the idea that it owns Kuwait.
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4. The hosts not thrilled that the Andersons are bringing their
       children to an adults-only party.
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5. Jake has written to the President six times, but he still not gotten
     an invitation to the White House.
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       _______________________________________________________

6. In 1942, the Marines who defending Guam overpowered by
    Japanese forces.
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7. The Austrian ski team broken every record in the meet except
     the one established by the Swiss in last year's men's downhill
     race.
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