Sentence Variety

What is the most effective way to rewrite these sentences?

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, nor it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, but it landed on her new shoes.

• Bella dropped her ice cream cone, and it landed on her new shoes.

Which compound sentence is written correctly?

• Rani went to the market and bought some flowers.

• Rani went to the market, and bought some flowers.

• Rani went to the market, and she bought some flowers.

• Rani went to the market; and bought some flowers.

Which complex sentence is written correctly?

• As soon as the dog saw its master, it started wagging its tail.

• As soon as the dog saw its master it started wagging its tail.

• As soon as the dog saw its master. It started wagging its tail.

• As soon as the dog saw its master; it started wagging its tail.

What are some ways to create sentence variety?

• Using the same sentence structure repeatedly

• Using only one type of sentence (e.g. only declarative sentences)

• Using only short sentences

• Using different sentence structures, varying sentence lengths, using different types of sentences (declarative, interrogative, imperative, exclamatory), using different sentence beginnings, and using transitional words and phrases.

Our district invested in the iReady program because they want to help all of our students become better readers.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound - complex sentence

Although Steve Jobs was fired from Apple, he continued to be successful in life.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

When students enter my room, they need to take out the materials that they will use for my class, and they need to be quiet.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentence

• compound - complex sentence

We will need our umbrellas when it rains.

• simple sentence

• compound sentence

• complex sentnece

• compound - complex sentence

What kind of sentence is this?

Before I was a teacher, I had to go to college, and now I couldn't be happier.

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex

What kind of sentence is this?

I wanted to pass the class, yet I didn't do any of my work.

• complex

• compound

• compound-complex