To up-level your writing, you must:
Use a wide range of punctuation
Organise sentences into clearly-structured paragraphs, linking ideas in a sophisticated
way
 Include longer sentences with appropriate connectives
 Include description choosing wow words to describe things (think of the 5 senses)
 Use a variety of simple, compound and complex sentences-try some adverbial openers
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Adverbial Openers + comma
Wonderful ‘Wow’ Words
Slowly
Briefly
Happily
Clumsily
Rudely
Surprisingly
Patiently
Anxiously
Enthusiastically
Mournfully
Gradually
Hurriedly
Wearily
Irratically
Brutally
Smoothly
Sweetly
Hatefully
Carefully
Wonderful
Splendid
Fantastic
Marvellous
Valuable
Blissful
Elated
Cheerful
Quick-witted
Intelligent
Smooth
Luscious
Appetizing
Delectable
Radiant
Shimmering
Transparent
Translucent
Triangular
Spherical
Elliptical
Sizzling
Scented
Addition
and
also
too
furthermore
moreover
in addition (to)
again
the following
Immediately
Eagerly
Tenderly
Strictly
Cautiously
Regretfully
Thankfully
Horrendously
Suspiciously
Unbelievably
Leisurely
Insanely
Majestically
Recently
Graciously
Savagely
Lovingly
Longingly
Meekly
Cause/Effect
consequently
thus
so
hence(forth)
therefore
accordingly
since
until
as a result
Connectives
Emphasis
above all
in particular
notably
specifically
especially
significantly
more importantly
indeed
in fact
important
useful
useless
incredible
bustling
deafening
rowdy
blaring
thunderous
putrid
faraway
remote
loathesome
grainy
polished
mediocre
sweltering
frosty
steaming
frightened
petrified
miserable
grumpy
bustling
noxious
fragrant
shadowy
icy
fiery
punctual
infantile
mature
colourful
colourless
odourless
painful
painless
magnified
gigantic
enormous
miniscule
minute
worthless
impatient
surprising
glorious
Contrast/Balance
but
however
nevertheless
alternatively
to turn to
yet
despite this
on the contrary
as for
as for
the opposite
still
instead (of)
on the other hand
whereas
otherwise
apart from
although
Complex Sentence Openers:
* Although (it was incredibly cold…),
* Even though Sam was in the company of his
family,
* Despite achieving 100% in the exam,
* When there was torrential rain,
* Since I began my journey,
* If you build this house using only wood,
* As soon as he finished the chapter,
Rhetorical Questions:
Do you think that…?
Don’t you think that…?
Isn’t it time to…?
Have you ever thought about…?
Haven’t you always longed for…?
Why is it (that)…?
When should we…?
Time Connectives for Sequencing:
Firstly/First of all
Then
Next
After
Soon
Suddenly
Meanwhile
When
Since
Secondly
Briefly
After a while
Before
(Two) years ago
(Four) days ago
Eventually
Finally
Last week/year
-ing words (as openers)
Seething
Fuming
Watching
Glancing (around)
Raging
Grabbing
Grasping
shouted
exclaimed
whispered
bellowed
highlighted
addressed
answered
Looking
Planting
Running
Walking
Dancing
Singing
Scanning
Said Words
pleaded
assured
pleaded
advised
boasted
bragged
cautioned
Skimming
Touching
Painting
Fleeting
Rushing
Dreaming
Creating
confessed
declared
grumbled
insisted
joked
muttered
remarked