Sentence Variety - Continued

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Narratives

If you have trouble finding ways to vary your sentence constructions, try some of the following basic ideas:

1. Combine two short sentences into one compound sentence:

• "The game had just started, and our seats gave us a perfect view."

2. Use prepositional phrases, making sure to vary their location:

• "With only an hour left to finish, I knew I had to focus."
• "I knew I had to focus, with only an hour left to finish."

3. Use the many conjunctions available to you—however, when, while, as, because, for, since, although, though—and vary their location:

• "When we arrived, I knew we were too late to stop the fight."
• "We watched in disbelief, though we longed to intervene in some way."

4. Use participles and gerunds (a verb + "ing"):

• "Facing great risks, he nevertheless accepted the challenge without hesitation."
• "Working at an immigration Medical firm has given me firsthand knowledge of the struggles people face in settling here."

Using just these basic tools, you can create a powerful and engaging piece of writing. The key is to keep changing your constructions so each sentence sounds fresh and new.

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