Exciting sentences BOYS 2A Simile 3_ed 2 Pairs De:De Verb, person Outside (inside) If, if, if, then Emotion word, (comma) Noun, which/who/where Many questions Ad, same ad 3 bad - (dash) question? Double ly ending All the W's List Some; others Personification of weather Paired Conjunctions The more, the more Short _ing, _ed Irony Imagine 3 examples:
It was a warm day, yet storm clouds gathered over distant mountains. He was a tall, awkward man with an old, crumpled jacket. It was as cold as ice floating in the Arctic ocean on a moonlit winter night. Frightened, terrified, exhausted, they ran from the creature. Exhausted and worried, cold and hungry, they did not know how much further they had to go. Snails are slow: they take hours to cross the shortest of distances. Walking, he seemed to have been walking for ever. He smiled and shook the man's hand warmly. (Inside, however, he was more angry than he had ever been.) If the alarm had gone off, if the bus had been on time, if the road repairs had been completed, then his life would not have been destroyed. Desperate, she screamed for help. Cakes, which taste fantastic, are not so good for your health. Where is the treasure? the diamonds? the gold? the rubies? He was a fast runner, fast because he needed to be. Thirst, heatstroke, exhaustion - which would kill him first? The worried people ran quickly and purposefully. Why do you think he ran away? / Will that really be the end? It was a: cold, cloudy, wild and windy day. Some people love football; others just can't stand it. The wind screamed through the branches. It was both cold and unpleasant for him to work there. The more upset she was, the more her tears flowed. Oh no! / Then it happened. Driving to town, he stopped to watch the U.F.O. land. The 'luxury' hotel turned out to be a farm outbuilding. Imagine a time when people were not afraid, when life was much simpler, when everyone helped each other: this is the story of that time.
Apostrophe to show a letter missing. do not will not can not
don’t won’t can’t
Apostrophe to show something belongs to someone. John’s book The dog’s tail (1) The cats’ tails (2+) children’s women’s men’s Use a comma between each item in a list, except for the last item where you use and. There are: five gold rings, four calling birds, three French hens, two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree.
Speech marks used correctly. “I like dancing,” said Mary. Claire cried, “I wanted to ride the horse.” “What time is it Tom?” asked Fred.
Astounding adverbs quietly, silently, bravely, gracefully, energetically, suspiciously, angrily, sulkily, sadly, sneakily, faintly, stupidly, strongly, weakly, happily, laughing loudly, grinning unpleasantly, running swiftly, sleeping soundly, gazing longingly, sighing wistfully, talking secretly, stomping angrily, dancing elegantly
