WRITING PRACTICE 1

Thesis Statement: Topic Sentence:

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SENTENCE 1 (SIMPLE /
PARA 1
COMPOUND)

SENTENCE 2
INTRO
(COMPLEX)

SENTENCE 3
(THESIS STATEMENT)

SENTENCE 1
PARA 2
TOPIC SENTENCE
C1 (a)
(MIX)
WH Q: SENTENCE 2
______ (COMPLEX)

WH Q: OPTIONAL: SENTENCE
______ 3 (MIX)
C1 (b) SENTENCE 4
WH Q: (COMPLEX/
______ COMPOUND)
WH Q:
SENTENCE 5 (MIX)
______
C1 (b) SENTENCE 6
WH Q: (COMPLEX/
______ COMPOUND)
WH Q:
SENTENCE 7 (MIX)
______
 SENTENCE 1
PARA 3 TOPIC SENTENCE
C2 (COMPOUND/
COMPLEX)
SENTENCE 2: WHAT
WH Q: HV YOU LEARNED 1
______ (SIMPLE/
COMPOUND)

SENTENCE 3
WH Q:
(COMPOUND/
______
COMPLEX)

SENTENCE 4
WH Q:
(COMPOUND/
______
COMPLEX)

SENTENCE 1
PARA 4
TOPIC SENTENCE
C3
(MIX)
WH Q: SENTENCE 2
______ REASON 1 (COMPLEX)
SENTENCE 3
WH Q:
(COMPOUND
______
/COMPLEX)
WH Q: OPTIONAL SENTENCE
______ 4 (MIX)

SENTENCE 1
PARA 5 (COMPOUND/
COMPLEX)

CLOSURE SENTENCE 2 (MIX)

SENTENCE 3 (MIX)

FOR EXAMINER USE FOR EXAMINER USE

COHESIVE DEVICES COMPLEX SENTENCE

TYPE 1 - TYPE 1 -
TYPE 2 - TYPE 2 -
TYPE 3 - TYPE 3 -
TYPE 4 - TYPE 4 -
TYPE 5 - TYPE 5 -
TYPE 6 - TYPE 6 -