1. Sentence Structure Variety

2. Use a variety of sentence structures to make a paragraph more interesting.
sentence structure – the order of how parts are put together
independent clauses
dependent clauses
prepositional phrases
gerunds
infinitive phrases

3. Sentence Structure Variety
The favored horse for the Triple Crown showed problems, so the jockey held him back to finish last.
The favored horse for the Triple Crown showed problems
so the jockey held him back to finish last.

4. Sentence Structure Variety
Since the heat was so intense, the tree that we had planted was dying.
Since the heat was so intense
the tree that we had planted was dying.

5. Sentence Structure Variety
Waiting restlessly, the girl demanded that they leave before the next speech.
My finishing the novel depended on the length of time.

6. Practice
English I: Workbook p. 106
English II: Workbook p. 101

7. Homework
English I: textbook p , Exercise 6. Write and label the sentences.
English II: textbook p , Exercise 7. Write and label the sentences.