Sentence variety , descriptive sentences

1. Anna Isha© May 2012

2. 1. a)We decided to move to New York, but it wasn't an
easy decision.
b)(Even though)
c)(Despite)
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2. a) The children wanted to visit Disneyland, so we
booked a flight and hotel room for four days in June.
b) (Because of)
c) (Therefore)
d) (Because)

3.  A declarative sentence "declares" or states a fact,
arrangement or opinion. Declarative sentences can be
either positive or negative. A declarative sentences
ends with a period (.).
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I'll meet you at the train station.
The sun rises in the East.
He doesn't get up early.
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4.  The imperative commands (or sometimes requests).
The imperative takes no subject as 'you' is the implied
subject. The imperative form ends with either a period
(.) or an exclamation point (!).
 Examples
 Open the door.
Finish your homework
Pick up that mess.
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5.  The interrogative asks a question. In the interrogative form
the auxiliary verb precedes the subject which is then
followed by the main verb (i.e., Are you coming ....?). The
interrogative form ends with a question mark (?).
 Examples
 How long have you lived in France?
When does the bus leave?
Do you enjoy listening to classical music?
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6.  The exclamatory form emphasizes a statement (either
declarative or imperative) with an exclamation point
(!).
 Examples
 Hurry up!
That sounds fantastic!
I can't believe you said that!
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7.  Simple Sentences
 Simple sentences contain no conjunction (i.e., and, but, or, etc.).
 Examples
 Frank ate his dinner quickly.
Peter and Sue visited the museum last Saturday.
Are you coming to the party?
 Compound Sentences
 Compound sentences contain two statements that are connected by a
conjunction (i.e., and, but, or, etc.).
 Examples
 I wanted to come, but it was late.
The company had an excellent year, so they gave everyone a bonus.
I went shopping, and my wife went to her classes.
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8.  Complex Sentences
 Complex sentences contain a dependent clause and at least
one independent clause. The two clauses are connected by
a subordinator (i.e, which, who, although, despite, if, since,
etc.).
 Examples
 My daughter, who was late for class, arrived shortly after
the bell rang.
That's the man who bought our house
Although it was difficult, the class passed the test with
excellent marks.
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9.  Compound - complex sentences contain at least one dependent
clause and more than one independent clause. The clauses are
connected by both conjunctions (i.e., but, so, and, etc.) and
subordinators (i.e., who, because, although, etc.)
 Examples
 John, who briefly visited last month, won the prize, and he took
a short vacation.
Jack forgot his friend's birthday, so he sent him a card when he
finally remembered.
The report which Tom compiled was presented to the board, but
it was rejected because it was too complex.
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10.  Simple Sentence -> Complex Sentence
 Example: Tom is a boy. He is eight years old. He goes to
school in Philadelphia.
 Complex Sentence: -> Tom is an eight-year old boy who
goes to school in Philadelphia.
 Here are some simple rules to remember when combining
simple sentences into complex sentences:
 Don't repeat words
 Change words if necessary
 Add words to connect ideas
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11.  Complex Sentence Exercise
 Combine the following sentences into complex sentences.
Remember that a number of answers may be correct. Click on
the following page to compare your answers with two possible
paragraphs.
 His name is Peter.
He's a famous professional athlete.
He's a baseball player.He has a large house in Miami.
The house is beautiful.
 He often travels around the US.
He plays away games in different cities in the US.
He travels by airplane.
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12.  He usually sleeps on the plane.
He stays up late after games.
 He is an excellent pitcher.
Fans love his abilities.
Coaches love his abilities.
 Every week he plays a home game.
The game is played in Glover Stadium.
The game is usually sold out.
 Glover Stadium is old.
Glover Stadium doesn't have enough seats for all the fans.
 The fans wait in line to buy tickets.
The fans often pay more than $60 dollars for a ticket.
 The fans are unhappy about the ticket prices.
The fans love Peter.
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13.  Change this paragraph into complex sentences
 Complex Sentence - Possible Paragraph 1
 Peter is a famous baseball player. He lives in a beautiful
house in Miami. He often flies around the United
States to play away games. Both fans and coaches love
his excellent pitching abilities. Every week he plays
home games in Glover Stadium which is usually sold
out. Glover Stadium is an old stadium without enough
seats for all the fans. Fans wait in line to buy the tickets
which often cost more than $60. Even though the fans
are unhappy about ticket prices, they love Peter.

14.  Complex Sentence - Possible Paragraph 2
 Peter is a famous baseball player who lives in a
beautiful house in Miami. He often flies to different
cities around the United States to play away games.
His excellent pitching is loved by both fans and
coaches. Old Glover Stadium doesn't have enough
seats for the fans who want to come to home games.
Even though they are unhappy about ticket prices, the
wait in line and pay more than $60 to see Peter play

15.  Using 5 senses:sight sound touch feel smell
 “She opened the door and was overcome with ghost of lemons
and lavender
 Focus on little details
 Instead of saying look tired- say”dark circles”
 “Perry walked in, and everyone noticed the dark circles under his
eyes.”
 Watch out for weak verbs
 “Mary spoke softly Mary mumbled, murmured
 More evocative
 “Jim walked quickly across the room”
 “Jim strode across the room”
 Engage readers-pat of the story

16.  “Jenny jumps high over the fence”
 “Jenny gallops over the fence”
 Read Over and revise as necessary

17.  When I was a child, my grandfather built me
 Me the wonderful treehouse.It had wide pine floorboards,
and the walls were stained a rich walnut brown.One
window faced the house ,where I could often see my
mother cooking dinner in the kitchen, and the other
window faced the woods behind our yard. When I lay on
the floor of the treehouse, I could hear the wind rustling
through the trees aroud me, and I could smell the breeze,
which changed with each passing season. Eventhough my
grandfather is no longer around, I still think of him whn I
visit my parents’ house and climb up to sit in my old
treehouse.
 START WITH TOPIC SENTENCE

18.  Figure speech non literal terms includes
 Metaphor, simile, hyperbole, irony etc
 “It’s hot today”
 Changed to
 “It’s as hot as an oven today”
 “It’s a million degrees today”
 Irony-opposite the real meaning
 “It’s cool and pleasant day”
 Can do more than to compare
 Alliteration: weird words are wonderful
 Onomatopeia : uses the object’s sound”splat”