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    This document provides 8 different sentence openers that can be used to start sentences in an interesting way, including using connectives, past participles, adverbs, similes/metaphors, noun verbs, feelings, adjective nouns, and ing+ly combinations. It also notes that many of these openers should be followed by a comma. Some examples given are "While Tom waited, the bus arrived" and "Scribbling frantically, Bill completed his exam answer just in time."

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    This document provides 8 different sentence openers that can be used to start sentences in an interesting way, including using connectives, past participles, adverbs, similes/metaphors, noun verbs, feelings, adjective nouns, and ing+ly combinations. It also notes that many of these openers should be followed by a comma. Some examples given are "While Tom waited, the bus arrived" and "Scribbling frantically, Bill completed his exam answer just in time."

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    Sentence Openers

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    This document provides 8 different sentence openers that can be used to start sentences in an interesting way, including using connectives, past participles, adverbs, similes/metaphors, noun verbs, feelings, adjective nouns, and ing+ly combinations. It also notes that many of these openers should be followed by a comma. Some examples given are "While Tom waited, the bus arrived" and "Scribbling frantically, Bill completed his exam answer just in time."

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    Sentence Openers

    1. Use a connective
    While Tom waited, the bus arrived
    2. Use a past participle verb – an ing word or clause
    Waiting for the others, Megan stared up at
    the sky
    3. Use an adverb – an ed or an ly clause
    Surprised by the bang, Sam halted.
    Cautiously, she removed the bandage.
    4. Use a simile or a metaphor
    Like a fish, she dived into the icy water .
    A streamlined fish, she dived in.
    5. Use a noun + verb combination
    Cobwebs spanned the corridor
    6. Use a feeling
    Lonely, he skulked off home.
    7. Use an adjective + noun combination
    Delicate snowflakes gently caressed her skin.
    8. Use an ing + ly combination
    Scribbling frantically, Bill completed his
    exam answer just in time.

    N.B. Notice the use of commas after many of these openers.

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