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Sentence Fluency
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What is sentence fluency?
Sentence = complete thought (subject +verb)
Fluency = smooth flow
Sentence Fluency = sentences that flow smoothly together
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Variety is good!Variety = different kinds and numbers of things
Sentence variety = different lengths, beginnings, kinds of sentences
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Sentence Lengths
Long and stretchy
Mom walked slowly along the river and picked pink wild-flowers before sunset.
Short and snappy
Mom walked slowly. She walked along the river. She picked pink wild-flowers. She walked before sunset.
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Sentence Beginnings
Start sentences in a variety of ways.
Remember sentence mobility. Move those pieces around! Start with an expander.
Before sunset, mom walked slowly along the river and picked pink-wildflowers.
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Kinds of SentencesSimple: an independent clause with one subject and one predicate.
Mom walked along the river. Mom picked pink wild-flowers.
Compound: combines two independent clauses.
Mom walked along the river and picked pink wild-flowers.
Complex: combines an independent and a dependent clause.
Because she needed to exercise, mom walked along the river.
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Sentence Fluency PracticeRead your writing aloud and listen to its rhythm.
➡ Do you use a variety of sentence lengths?
➡ Do you use different sentence beginnings?
➡ Are there different kinds of sentences in your writing?
➡ Is your writing choppy and rough or does it flow?
➡ Revise your writing. Combine and vary your sentences, but watch out for run-ons and fragments.
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