1. Conjunction/connective start.
When /
Although
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2 part sentence with a significant opening.
Although it was raining, I felt rather warm.
Level 2
Grade 3-4
Complex middle
because
Two part sentence. Effective for adding information which is different to a compound sentence. I was cold because it was raining. . .
Compound
and / but
It was a cold and rainy day.
It was rainy but rather mild.
Level 1
Grade 2-3
Share one piece of information. It was raining.
Really good to make new points clear at the start of a paragraph, or remind the reader at the end of a paragraph. Write 3 together to enhance action and add tension.
Simple .
1 verb

2. Effective to show punctuation skills as well as sophisticated sentence structures too.
Rain, snow, wind – where had summer gone?
Rain, snow, wind – it was a crazy summer!
Dash sentence
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Level 4
Grade 7-9
Effective to show sophisticated attention to detail.
His skin, hanging from his face, was pale and drab.
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Embedded ,
Effective to list detail.
He was many things: tall, skinny, pale and fun.
Colon: list . :
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Level 3
Grade 5-6
Linked . ;
and / but
Effective in varying punctuation.
John was very tall; his friend was too.
Verb start .
Being /
Having
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Effective to draw attention to action and reaction.
Being as tall as a mountain, John’s shelf was the top one.

3. Other options could be:
A 2 part sentence staring with a connective and containing a comma.
Connective start
Conjunction/connective start .
When /
Although
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Because he felt ill, he went home.
Simple statement 1
Simple statement 2
Other options could be:

4. Other options could be:
A 2 part sentence containing a connective in the middle.
Complex middle
Complex middle
because .
He went home because he felt ill.
Simple statement 1
Simple statement 2
Other options could be:
therefore
due to
since
consequently

5. Verb start } ----, ---- . Being ill, John went home. Being / Having
A 2 part sentence starting with a verb and including a comma
Being /
Having
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Being ill, John went home.
Simple statement 1
Simple statement 2
Other options could be:
Looking, Searching, Finding
Screaming, Yelling, Shouting
Walking, Running, Dashing
Crying, Fainting, Panting
Laughing, Joking, Playing

9. Dash sentence Greed, jealousy, hatred – which is the most evil?
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Dash: 3 adjectives/nouns + a related question.
Greed, jealousy, hatred – which is the most evil?
3 items
Rhetorical question
Try it with a semi-colon instead of a dash for variety.
Terrific, abominable, repulsive; are trampolines really that bad?