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Clouse: Jumpstart
Jumpstart!: A Workbook for Writers, 2/e
Barbara Fine Clouse

Varying Sentence Openers

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Open with One or Two Adverbs
Open with a Present Participle or a Present Participle Phrase
Open with a Past Participle or a Past Participle Phrase
Open with a Prepositional Phrase
Open with a Dependent Clause
If English Is Your Second Language
Recharge
Getting in Gear
  • Thinking in Writing
  • Writing from Experience
  • Writing in Context