Dull to Sparkling: Improving sentences
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Some sentences are just plain dull. How can you improve them? Adding and changing words etc will slightly
change the meaning/length of the sentences – this is OK! Do questions 1-10. Spend some time on them, work
them hard so they’re really good. Then for questions A-E write your own dull sentences and then improve them.
When you have finished print out your sheets. REMEMBER TO ADD YOUR NAME ABOVE WHERE INDICATED
There is a thesaurus link on the wikispace page.
What To Do?
Use adjectives Use a THESAURUS >>Change word order
Example
Use better punctuation
1
2
3
Use more interesting words!
Dull sentence
Running slowly down the street, the animal was shot
by the man.
The dirty house looked like a scary place to live.
As he walked, the worker looked like he was sad.
The shiny gift was something that I really did not care
for.
4
She drank the liquid with a loud noise.
5
I want to see the pretty sunset with my friend.
6
I don’t like it when people get angry at football
matches.
7
I enjoy English lessons.
8
My favourite food is the Brussels sprout.
9
I want a new Play Station.
10 The new car was the best in its class.
A
B
Interesting sentence
It hurried in a slow pace down a big, long giant dark
street with many houses and open space, the alert
creature was alarmed as soon as it heard gun fire,
and collapsed instantly, and holding the gun, was the
tough, well built man.
C
D
E