A System for Writing Complex Sentences

1. Masterpiece Sentences A System for Writing Complex Sentences

2. What is the difference between this

3. and this ?

4. Or This ?

5. Details ! AND Elaboration !

6. What is the difference between this, The cat slept in the basket.

7. And this ? After a huge dinner of fish and milk, the cat slept soundly in a large wicker basket, filled with soft pillows.

8. Details ! AND Elaboration !

9. By adding detail and elaborating you can turn a simplesentence into a Masterpiece

10. Step One “Identify your simple subject and simple predicate.” The birds flew in the sky.

11. Step Two “Paint your Predicate” This means to tell more about what happened using phrases and/or adverbs. How? (with wings outstretched, swiftly) When? (at sunset) Where? (over the waves) The birds flew with wings outstretched at sunset over the waves.

12. Step Three “Move the Predicate Painters” Make the sentence sound right by moving the painters to different parts of the sentence. The birds flew over the waves with wings outstretched at sunset. Over the waves at sunset, the birds flew with wings outstretched. With wings outstretched, the birds flew over the waves at sunset.

13. Step Four “Paint your Subject” Tell more about your subject by describing it using adjectives, phrases, and clauses. What kind of? giant, white, singing How many?Some, thousands, many, several Which?those, that emerged from the clouds At sunset,with wings outstretched, a thousand giant white birds that emerged from the clouds flew over the waves.

14. Step Five “Paint your Words” Replace ordinary words with precise, descriptive words. Strengthen subject and predicate as well as subject and predicate painters. Birds= sea gulls, eagles Flew= soared, floated Over= above, on top of Waves= thundering tide, crashing surf At sunset, with wings outstretched, a thousand giant white sea gulls that emerged from the clouds soared above the thundering tide.

15. Step Six “Finishing Touches” Move sentence parts around to find the best fit. Refine your wording one last time.The final sentence should be pleasing to your ear ! At sunset, a thousand giant white sea gulls burst through the clouds with wings outstretched and soared above the thundering tide.

16. Masterpiece Sentences Made Easy Create complex sentences by asking how, when, where, which, what kind, and how many. Use the answers to elaborate and add detail to each sentence. Refine your sentence by using descriptive words. Move parts of the sentence around until it sounds right.