Sentence VarietyCarla M. JeffersonED 095Sandhills Community College

Sentence Variety

•The use of different lengths and kinds of sentences.

•You can become skilled in sentence variety by:▫Revising your writing for a balance of short

and long sentences and a mix of sentence types (simple, compound, complex)

▫Being aware of the kinds of sentences you can use

Balancing Short and Long Sentences

Review the section “Balancing Short and Long Sentences” on portions of pages 587 & 588

Classwork Assignment

•Exercise 1•Exercise 2

Using Different Ways to Begin Sentences

Begin With An Adverb

•Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.▫Adverb in middle

Ricky opened the package carefully and checked the contents.

▫Adverb at beginning Carefully, Ricky opened the package and

checked the contents.

Begin with a Prepositional Phrase•A prepositional phrase contains a

preposition and its object.▫Prepositional phrase at the end: A

gleaming silver convertible suddenly passed me in the left lane.

▫Prepositional phrase at the beginning: In the left lane, a gleaming silver convertible suddenly passed me.

Classwork Assignment

•Exercise 3 – 1, 3, 5 •Exercise 4 – 7, 8, 9

•Exercise 5 – 2, 4, 6