Vary Sentence Structure

Vary Sentence Structure

Let's look at the sentence below

In the barn, there are many things to see. In the hayloft, hay bales are piled high. On the wall, there are tools hanging all in a row. In the pen, sheep make soft little sounds. Through the stall windows, the horses beg for sugar.

​What is the problem?

The Problem

• It is not interesting

• Every sentence started the same way - the phrase that tells where

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How will you write it? This was the original:

In the barn, there are many things to see. In the hayloft, hay bales are piled high. On the wall, there are tools hanging all in a row. In the pen, sheep make soft little sounds. Through the stall windows, the horses beg for sugar.

The example

There are many things to see in the barn. Hay bales are piled high in the hayloft. Tools hang on the wall. They are all in a row. Sheep make soft little sounds in their pen. The horses beg for sugar through the stall windows.

What should be done?

• Used sentences of different lengths and different word order

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Let’s write

Write a description of this farm scene. In your paragraph, use a variety of short, medium, and long sentences. Do not begin all of your sentences the same way.

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Write another description. It may be of the barn scene on page 9, or you may choose to describe something else. Keep in mind all of the ways to make your sentences different.