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

Writing On- and Offline



This activity will help familiarize you with how professional writers vary their sentences. Visit any or all of the following sites and find an essay that interests you:

Then, note how the writer varies his or her sentences.



1

Can you find examples of each of the following: compound sentences, complex sentences, opening words and phrases, and verbs and adjectives in a series?

For additional help with varying sentences, visit Literacy Education Online or use your favorite search engine to find other useful sites on the web.



2

Take notes about what you've learned during your visit.








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