English, 09.09.2020 14:01 mariposa91
Variety of Sentences
Instructions: Below are two ways in which you can add variety of sentence types in your
descriptive writing. Examples have been provided for each technique followed by practice
exercise to help you polish your skills.
1. Sentence Length
One way to add variety to your descriptive writing is to vary the length of sentences within the
same paragraph, otherwise your writing will appear monotonous and boring to read. Avoid using
sentences that are all the same length. Combine short sentences with long sentences to make your
writing flow more naturally. You should read them out loud to make sure that they flow
naturally.
Example of a paragraph with poor sentence length:
The boy's mother called him inside for dinner. The boy ate his pizza. He was very hungry. He
didn't want to eat, though. He wanted to play outside with his friends.
Example of a paragraph with a variety of sentence length:
The boy's mother called him inside for dinner. It was pizza. Even though the boy was hungry and
pizza was his favourite meal, he wanted to stay outside and play. He wolfed the pizza down and
ran back outside.
Change the following two paragraphs into paragraphs with varying sentence lengths:
Paragraph with sentence of same/similar
length
Paragraph with sentence of varying length
The garden was small. It was beautiful. It had
many flowers. The flowers were of different
hues. It also had a fountain. Usually, birds
would gather around it. It was a little world of
colour and spectacle. Paragraph with sentence of same/similar
length
Paragraph with sentence of varying length
I got an acoustic guitar for my birthday. It
was a gift from my friend. It is made of wood.
It has six strings. Its strings are taut and
stretched. An acoustic guitar can be played
anywhere with no electricity. The tone of
acoustic guitar is produced by the strings of
vibration. It's tone is rich and full. I hope I
will learn to play it.
2. Another way to enrich your descriptions is to rewrite, expand, reorder, reword boring
sentences. For example:
The sky is blue.
Example of some ways in which it could be rewritten:
Blue skies like these make my day.
There isn't a cloud in the sky.
It's a clear day.
You won't get a finer day than today.
The sky is as blue as the sea.
Have you ever seen such a blue sky?
What a fine day!
Rewrite/expand/reorder/reword the sentences given below. Rewrite each sentence in 3
different ways.
1. I am sick.
(i).
(ii).
(iii).
2. I have school tomorrow.
(i).
(ii).
(iii).3. My room is small.
(i).
(ii).
(iii).
4. There's nothing to do.
(i).
(ii).
(iii).
5. It's cold in this house.
(i).
(ii).
(iii).
6. I'm hungry.
(i).
(ii).
(iii).
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