You can improve the
standard of your
writing by varying
the lengths of your
sentences.
Short sentences are used for
panic, danger, tension or to
make something stand out.
She stopped, stunned.
Would he dare to jump?
Then he fell.
Long sentences are used for
calmness, description or linking
ideas.
When Jo first saw the cottage,
she noticed the chipped tiles on
the roof, the paint peeling from
the panes, the cracks in the
door and the broken paving
slabs on the path.
Try to start your
sentences in different
ways; this will improve
your writing.
Begin with a place.
In the shop there were
many sweets to choose
from.
Begin with a time.
Yesterday we went to
Brighton.
Begin with an adverb.
Quickly, we ran for the
bus.
Begin with a question.
Can you spell these
words? Necessary,
disappear, beginning,
definitely and sentence.
Begin with a time clause.
After he had finished his
homework, Jimmy watched
Eastenders on TV.
Begin with a preposition.
At the top of the stairs,
Detective Weetman found
the murder weapon.
Begin with a phrase.
With her heart in her
mouth, Jolene entered
the dark, old garage.
Begin with a verb.
Walking into the room,
the teacher had a
broad smile on her
face.
Begin with a reason.
Because Max was
frightened, I had to
enter the cellar first.
Begin with an adjective.
Frightened and anxious,
Henry crept down the
dark staircase.
Begin with a verb and
an adverb.
Walking cheerfully into
the room, the student
smiled at the teacher.
It is effective to save the main
point until the end of the sentence.
As she took the spade, trowel and
the wheelbarrow to the bottom of
the garden, the diamond ring fell
from her pocket and into the long
grass, where it stayed for 50
years.
You can improve the standard of your writing by varying the
lengths of your sentences.
Short sentences are used for panic, danger, tension or to make
something stand out.
Long sentences are used for calmness, description or linking ideas.
Try to start your sentences in different ways; this will improve your writing.
Begin with a question.
Begin with a verb.
Begin with an adjective.
Begin with a verb and an adverb.
Begin with a time.
Begin with an adverb.
Begin with a place.