2 Adjective sentence

There was a small, frightened cat.

The little, old man walked to the shop.

Remember: There is a comma between the 2 adjectives!

List sentence

It was a dark, long, leafy lane.

It was a cold, wet, miserable morning.

Remember: Use 3-4 adjectives (try and include alliteration!).

Remember: Use commas to separate the adjectives.

BOYS sentence

He was a jolly character, yet he often felt lonely.

He was a friendly man most of the time, but he could be really nasty.

Remember: BUT, OR, YET, SO

Remember: Use commas to separate the two clauses (parts of the sentence).

De:De sentences

Snails are slow: they take hours to cross the shortest of distances.

I was exhausted: I hadn’t slept for more than two nights.

Remember: A description: Detail

Remember: 2 independent clauses separated by a colon.

NOUN, who/which/where

Manchester, which is in the north of England, is home to Coronation Street.

Cakes, which taste fantastic, are not so good for your teeth.

Remember: Start with a noun.

Remember: Use 2 commas to open and close the embedded (middle) clause.

SIMILE (like a…/as a…)

Harry roared like a lion to scare his sister.

Sammy walked as slow as a snail

Emotion word, comma sentences

Desperate, she screamed for help.

Anxious, they began to realise they were lost in the forest.

Remember: Separate the emotion word with a comma.

3___ed sentence

Frightened, terrified, exhausted, they ran from the creature.

Remember: Make sure your words are 3 positive words or 3 negative words.

Remember: Mark the words in a list with commas.

O.(I.) outside (inside) sentence

She smiled happily at the crowd of people that had gathered for her book signing. (However, inside she was more nervous than ever.)

Remember: The first part of the sentence shows what the character is doing, the second part shows the characters inner feelings.

Remember: Don’t forget brackets and 2 full stops.

If, if, if, then

If only he had looked, if the car hadn’t been speeding, if the weather hadn’t caused such poor driving conditions, then maybe he would be here today.

Remember: Start with then and work backwards.

Verb, person sentence

Swimming, Abdul had always been terrified.

Remember: Start with a verb and then a noun.

4 Adjective sentence

It was an overgrown, messy garden with a lifeless, leafless tree.

A little, old man walked to the spooky, dark castle.

Remember: 4 adjectives with commas to separate the adjectives.