1. Three Ways to Write Fluent Sentences

2. The Three Ways Are… Use a variety of sentence openings Use a variety of sentence openings Use a variety of sentence lengths Use a variety of sentence lengths Use parallelism Use parallelism

3. Sentence Openings Not every sentence should begin with a subject. Starting sentences in different ways will help your writing flow smoothly. Not every sentence should begin with a subject. Starting sentences in different ways will help your writing flow smoothly. Examples: Examples: Opening with adverbs: Opening with adverbs: Swiftly and forcefully, the angry shopper steered his shopping cart through the cold cereal aisle. Swiftly and forcefully, the angry shopper steered his shopping cart through the cold cereal aisle.

4. Openings Continued Open with adjectives: Open with adjectives: Bossy and loud, the janitor ordered the students to stop eating in the hall. Bossy and loud, the janitor ordered the students to stop eating in the hall. Open with prepositional phrase: Open with prepositional phrase: In the cafeteria, the students gathered to watch the multimedia presentation on dental hygiene. In the cafeteria, the students gathered to watch the multimedia presentation on dental hygiene.

5. Openings Continued Open with a participle phrase: Open with a participle phrase: Reading a magazine article on effective flossing techniques, Bill killed time waiting for his dentist appointment. Reading a magazine article on effective flossing techniques, Bill killed time waiting for his dentist appointment. Open with an infinitive: Open with an infinitive: To improve her bowling, Sheila bought an expensive pair of bowling shoes. To improve her bowling, Sheila bought an expensive pair of bowling shoes. Open with a dependent clause: Open with a dependent clause: Because Max likes to play Ping-Pong, he never leaves home without his paddle. Because Max likes to play Ping-Pong, he never leaves home without his paddle.

6. Variety in Sentence Length Use connecting words: Use connecting words: After, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, unless, until, when, while, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, also, as a result, consequently, for example, furthermore, however, still, then, therefore, thus After, although, as, because, before, even though, if, since, unless, until, when, while, for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, also, as a result, consequently, for example, furthermore, however, still, then, therefore, thus

7. Examples Sentence 1: The jury didn’t believe the woman Sentence 1: The jury didn’t believe the woman Sentence 2: the woman said she skilled her husband to prevent aliens from torturing him. Sentence 2: the woman said she skilled her husband to prevent aliens from torturing him. Combined: When the woman said she killed her husband to prevent aliens from torturing him, the jury didn’t believe her. Combined: When the woman said she killed her husband to prevent aliens from torturing him, the jury didn’t believe her.

8. Examples Continued Sentence 1: The U.S. leads the world in hot dog sales. Sentence 1: The U.S. leads the world in hot dog sales. Sentence 2: The U.S. is not even in the top 10 in mustard sales. Sentence 2: The U.S. is not even in the top 10 in mustard sales. Combined sentence: The U.S. leads the word in hot dog sales; however, it is not even in the top 10 in mustard sales. Combined sentence: The U.S. leads the word in hot dog sales; however, it is not even in the top 10 in mustard sales.