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Target 10: Adding Detail to Sentences/ Complex Sentences
Here are some more examples of complex
sentences. Remember that, unlike compound
sentences, we are adding information that
does not make sense on its own.
Sentence: The gardener bought a new lawnmower.
Extra information: since his old one had broken
Adding the information at the beginning of the sentence: ONE COMMA
Since his old one had broken, the gardener bought a new lawnmower.
Adding the information at the end of the sentence: ONE COMMA
The gardener bought a new lawnmower, since his old one had broken.
Adding the information in the middle of the sentence:
The gardener, since his old one had broken, bought a new lawnmower.
Great! Now I can write both compound and complex
sentences.
I also learned in Target 8 how to add detail by using
‘describing words’ such as adjectives and adverbs.
Yes, so now you can make your writing
lively, colourful and more interesting for
the reader!
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