Sentence Variety
To make your writing more powerful...
Use Participial Phrases.
Participles are verbs that end in -ing or -ed or have irregular endings, such as thrown, ridden, and built.
Participial phrases always act as adjectives. They describe a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
Examples:
What is an adverb?
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
1. Thomas carefully ran through the dimly lit forest.
2. Slowly moving through the broken glass, the runner tried to protect her feet.
3. She swam to the finish line as quickly as she could.
To make your writing more powerful...
Use Adverbs!!!
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They describe when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened.
Examples:
Use Dependent Clauses!
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence.
Examples:
Dependent Clauses often begin with the following words: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.
Use Infinitive Phrases!!!
An infinitive phrase begins with an infinitive [to + simple form of the verb].
Examples:
Use Participial Phrases.
Participles are verbs that end in -ing or -ed or have irregular endings, such as thrown, ridden, and built.
Participial phrases always act as adjectives. They describe a noun or pronoun in the sentence.
Examples:
- Working around the clock, the firefighters finally put out the last of the California brush fires.
- Laughing to himself, Tim wrote the ending to his funny song.
What is an adverb?
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs.
1. Thomas carefully ran through the dimly lit forest.
2. Slowly moving through the broken glass, the runner tried to protect her feet.
3. She swam to the finish line as quickly as she could.
To make your writing more powerful...
Use Adverbs!!!
Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They describe when, where, why, or under what conditions something happens or happened.
Examples:
- Quickly and quietly, Maria went to sleep.
- Solemnly, the coach addressed her team.
Use Dependent Clauses!
A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence.
Examples:
- Although she wasn't tired, Maria went to sleep.
- While she presented her speech, he tried to decide how he was going to ask her out.
Dependent Clauses often begin with the following words: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, and while.
Use Infinitive Phrases!!!
An infinitive phrase begins with an infinitive [to + simple form of the verb].
Examples:
- To be an effective speaker, you need to practice.
- To please her parents, Maria returned home at 10 p.m.