THE FOURTH STEP IN ESSAY WRITING (III)

Essay

THE FOURTH STEP IN ESSAY WRITING (III):
VARYING SENTENCES
On separate paper, combine each of the following groups of simple sentences into one longer sentence, using the strategy indicated.
A. Special Opening Words and Phrases
1. Elias walked out of the theater. He was shocked by the movie's violence.
2. The new receptionist was timid. She answered the office phone for the first time.
3. The cat was curled up in a sunny spot on the windowsill. It paid no attention to the people passing by.
4. Lillian was nauseated and feverish. She could not face the idea of making dinner for her children.
B. Series of adjectives
5. An odor filled the house.
The odor was damp.
The odor was musty.
The house was cold.
The house was creepy.
6. Hakim snarled at his computer.
Hakim was impatient.
Hakim was angry.
The computer was ancient.
The computer was slow.
C. Series of verbs
7. The runner stretched her legs.
She rotated her shoulders.
She talked quietly to herself.
8. The termites swarmed over the woodpile.
They burrowed under the loose bark of the logs.
They began to feast.