Super Sentence Starters
You can improve the standard of your writing by varying the lengths of your sentences.
We practiced writing sentences starting in different ways:
1. Begin with a place
Germany, 1936, it was a bad day, a bad day for everyone, the day our leader died...
2. Begin with a time
Tweleve am; thats when the screaming started.
3. Begin with a question
Wait! Where's that sound coming from?
"What's that?" Ben whispered at the ebony figure.
4. Begin with an adverb
Quickly, he ran to the other side as if he was running for his life.
Quickly, the man unsheathed his knife and held it to my throat...
5. Begin with a verb
Running, the girl was in panic.
6.Begin with a verb and an adverb
Leaping suddenly, towards the mailbox the figure damaged it angrily.
7. Begin with an adjective.
Icy hands gripped her throat...
Scary as the puppet could be, he was laughing as he was the King of the World.
- Short sentences are used for panic, danger, tension or to make something stand out.
- Long sentences are used for calmness, description, or linking ideas.
We practiced writing sentences starting in different ways:
1. Begin with a place
Germany, 1936, it was a bad day, a bad day for everyone, the day our leader died...
2. Begin with a time
Tweleve am; thats when the screaming started.
3. Begin with a question
Wait! Where's that sound coming from?
"What's that?" Ben whispered at the ebony figure.
4. Begin with an adverb
Quickly, he ran to the other side as if he was running for his life.
Quickly, the man unsheathed his knife and held it to my throat...
5. Begin with a verb
Running, the girl was in panic.
6.Begin with a verb and an adverb
Leaping suddenly, towards the mailbox the figure damaged it angrily.
7. Begin with an adjective.
Icy hands gripped her throat...
Scary as the puppet could be, he was laughing as he was the King of the World.
