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Writing Clinic. Please complete the exercises on the following slides. Transition Purpose. Write a statement: My brother runs fast Then write a statement that clarifies: As a result, he won every race yesterday . Transition Purpose. Write a statement : Sally is a helpful girl .
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Writing Clinic Please complete the exercises on the following slides
Transition Purpose • Write a statement: • My brother runs fast • Then write a statement that clarifies: • As a result, he won every race yesterday.
Transition Purpose • Write a statement: Sally is a helpful girl. • Then write a statement with “for example.” For example, she helps her father prepare breakfast.
Transition Purpose • Write a statement: I’m addicted to watching America Idol. • Then write a statement that adds to your previous statement. Not only do I watch all the time, butI also vote hundreds of times each week.
Transition Purpose • Write a statement: I picked up the pen. • Then write a statement that indicates a sequence: Then, I hesitantly signed my name.
Vary your sentence structure Directions: Rewrite the followingusing transition words, phrases, and clauses. It is six o’clock. I am starving. My stomach is gurgling. I had only a small lunch. It was a Cobb salad. I ate it at my desk. I will make some pasta with marinara sauce. It always fills me up. I’ll throw together a green salad and some garlic bread, too. That menu should subdue my hunger pangs. If that isn’t enough, I can go out for pizza later.