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Varying Sentence Structure
Basic Simplicity vs StyleRead the paragraph below and note its basic simplicity.
I love living in the city. I have a wonderful view of the entire city. I have an apartment. I can see the Golden Gate Bridge. I can see many cargo ships pass under the bridge each day. I like the restaurants in San Francisco. I can find wonderful food from just about every country. I don’t like the traffic in the city…
Basic Simplicity vs StyleRead the paragraph below and note its basic simplicity.
I love living in the city. I have a wonderful view of the entire city. I have an apartment. I can see the Golden Gate Bridge. I can see many cargo ships pass under the bridge each day. I like the restaurants in San Francisco. I can find wonderful food from just about every country. I don’t like the traffic in the city…
More Varied and Sophisticated
I love living in the Sunshine State’s city of San Francisco. With a wonderful view of the entire cityscape from my apartment window, I can even see the Golden Gate Bridge. Hearing the passing cargo ships reminds me of the city’s vibrancy. Because there is a variety of restaurants, I also like San Francisco’s culinary scene. However, I don’t like the traffic in the city…
Other ways to start sentences
With an adverb/adverb phrase With an –ing phrase With a prepositional phrase With an appositive With an infinitive
Adverb/Adverb phrase Tells who, what, when, where, to what extent• When I go to college, I will study pediatrics.• Quietly, the fox approached the den.• After I finish work, I will meet friends.• As long as we have known each
other, we have liked video gaming.
Gerund: -ing phrase
Listening to my iPod is the best way to
relax after school.
Going to camp this summer will keep me
busy.
Buying a car will drain my savings
account.
Prepositional phrase Phrase to help reveal relationships among
words (at, before, on, of , through, over, around, with, on, until)
Before noon on Saturdays, I can call
overseas for a discounted rate.
With a smile I accepted my diploma.
On the counter you will find dessert.
Appositive Noun or noun phrase that names the
person, place, or thing right next to it.
A large cockroach with hairy legs, the
insect crawled across the table.
Appositive cont’d
The worst disaster area in the house,
the laundry room is a volcano of dirty
clothes.
A silent enemy, cancer is a tragic disease.
Infinitive phrase “to” + a verb (phrase)
To keep a healthy body, I go to the
gym.
To go to Harvard is her dream.
To postpone the trial is a judicious
decision.
Practice See flipchart for practice sentences.