Sentence Openers

Rewrite the following sentence with a different opener: 'The cat sat lazily on the windowsill.'

• Lazily sitting on the windowsill, the cat...

• Sitting lazily on the windowsill, the cat was.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Rewrite the following sentence with a different opener: 'The children played happily in the park.'

• Happily playing in the park, the children...

• The park was filled with happy children playing.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Rewrite the following sentence with a different opener: 'The dog barked loudly in the park.'

• The park was filled with the loud barking of the dog.

• Loudly barking in the park, the dog...

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Why is it important to use varied sentence openers in writing?

• To engage the reader and make the writing more interesting.

• To confuse the reader and make the writing unpredictable.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Rewrite the following sentence with a different opener: 'The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden.'

• Blooming beautifully in the garden, the flowers...

• Beautifully blooming in the garden, the flowers...

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

CCSS.L.7.1C

Rewrite the following sentence with a different opener: 'The wind blew fiercely through the trees.'

• The trees were filled with the fierce blowing of the wind.

• Fiercely blowing through the trees, the wind...

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Rewrite the following sentence with a different opener: 'The river flowed gently through the valley.'

• The valley was filled with the gentle flowing of the river.

• Gently flowing through the valley, the river...

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Rewrite the following sentence with a different opener: 'The car zoomed down the highway.'

• Down the highway, the car zoomed.

• Zooming down the highway, the car...

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Can you provide an example of a variable sentence opener?

• The sky is blue.

• For example, 'In the middle of the forest, a small cabin stood alone.'

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

How can variable sentence openers be used in writing to make it more interesting?

• By ignoring the reader's interest

• By adding variety and capturing the reader's attention.

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I