SENTENCE VARIETY ADDS RHYTHM AND FLOW!

Try this to change up your sentence styles!

STEP 1: List three material things you wish for, three

actions/happenings that would make you happy, and three places you

would like to visit.

Sample:

THINGS HAPPENINGS PLACES

Ferrari Peace on Earth Australia

Diamonds Energy consciousness Jamaica

Lottery More recycling Italy

Your ideas:

2. Circles one favorite item from each list.

3. Topic sentence: Choose one of the following patterns to start

Writing prompt: / Examples: / Your turn:
Topic Sentence with your likes /
  • Three things that would make me happy are a Ferrari, and
energy conscious society, and a trip to Australia.
  • If I had three wishes they would include......
  • ______, ______, and ______are three things that wouldmake me happy.
  • Three sure ways to make me happy would be....

The second sentence begins with and -ing word and uses the thing wished for. /
  • Racing down the freeway in my Ferrari, I would be the envy of
everyone I met.
  • Owning a red Ferrari would probably net me many speeding
tickets.
  • Driving my zippy Ferrari would be sheer pleasure.

The third sentence begins with "To" plus and action wordand uses the action/happening wished for. /
  • To live in an energy conscious society would make our lives
healthier.
  • To know that everyone was energy conscious would make me feel
satisfied.
  • To be aware of energy conservation should be of importance to
all.
The fourth sentence begins with a prepositional phrase and uses the place desired to visit.Prepositions are the words that indicate location. Usually, prepositions show this location in the physical world.
about
above
according to
across
after
against
along
along with
among
apart from
around
as
as for
at
because of
before
behind
below
beneath
beside
between
beyond
but*
by
by means of / concerning
despite
down
during
except
except for
excepting
for
from
in
in addition to
in back of
in case of
in front of
in place of
inside
in spite of
instead of
into
like
near
next
of
off
on / onto
on top of
out
out of
outside
over
past
regarding
round
since
through
throughout
till
to
toward
under
underneath
unlike
until
up
upon
up to
with
within
without
/
  • During a visit to Australia, I would certainly see kangaroos.
  • For visiting Australia, I would need a new camera.
  • From a visit to Australia, I would learn about many different
animals and plants.
The last sentence is a concluding sentence beginning with a transition word such as finally, certainly, surely, etc. /
  • Certainly my wishes are attainable.
  • Surely I deserve all I wish for.
  • Hopefully my wishes will come true before I'm 50.

Do many of your sentences look the same? Try changing how you BEGIN them. Use the examples above for help!