Mastering Sentence Structure

the dog barked loudly, the mailman approached

• The dog was sleeping while the mailman passed by.

• The dog was barking at a stranger.

• The dog was playing with the mailman.

• The dog was barking at the mailman.

after the storm passed, the sun began to shine

• The sun began to shine.

• The sun was shining before the storm.

• The storm caused the sun to disappear.

• The storm brought heavy rain and no sunshine.

she studied hard for the exam, she wanted to succeed

• She wanted to study harder next time.

• She succeeded without studying.

• She studied hard to succeed.

• She studied to pass the exam.

the book was fascinating, I couldn't put it down

• The book was boring.

• The book was captivating.

• The book was too long.

• The book was poorly written.

while I was cooking dinner, the phone rang

• The dinner was cooking while the phone rang.

• While cooking dinner, I answered the phone.

• I was cooking dinner when the phone rang.

• The phone rang while I was cooking dinner.

the concert was amazing, everyone enjoyed the music

• The concert was enjoyable for everyone.

• The concert was poorly attended.

• The music was not enjoyable at all.

• Everyone left before the concert started.

he decided to go for a run, it was a beautiful day

• He decided to take a nap.

• He stayed indoors.

• He went to the gym instead.

• He went for a run.

the teacher explained the lesson, the students listened attentively

• The teacher ignored the lesson and the students were distracted.

• The teacher taught the lesson and the students were engaged.

• The teacher lectured without any interaction from the students.

• The teacher assigned homework while the students chatted.

despite the rain, we went for a hike

• We went for a hike.

• We decided to go for a swim instead.

• We canceled our hike because of the weather.

• We stayed indoors due to the rain.

the movie was thrilling, I was on the edge of my seat

• The movie was boring.

• I fell asleep during the movie.

• The movie was too long.

• The movie was thrilling.