Varying Sentence Structure
English · Grammar & Punctuation · procedural
Expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader interest, and style, using techniques such as embedding clauses, using appositives, and varying sentence length
What mastery looks like
- Combine two simple sentences into one complex sentence using subordination
- Expand a simple sentence by adding descriptive phrases and clauses
- Reduce wordy sentences by removing redundant words while preserving meaning
Check your understanding
When Varying Sentence Structure revises their writing, can they take a very long sentence and split it up, or take three short choppy sentences and combine them into one — choosing the version that reads best for the audience?
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