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WRITING SKILLS from simple to more complex sentences Arbeitshilfe um von einfachen Satzstrukturen so komplexeren Strukturen zu gelangen a complex sentence is not the same as a lengthy sentence WORKSHEET Simple sentences1 simple sentences complex sentences general statement precise statement The man crossed the street. This sentence is very simple. We need more information. So you can add for example the man examples .......................................................... ......................................................... adjectives adverb adjective more precise noun old young distracted nervous agitated enraged strange wanted obviously confused extremely furious evidently pleased .......................................................... examples the foreigner the policeman the stranger the pedestrian the jogger the adolescent the bank clerk the witness the protagonist ............................................................ apposition participle construction relative clause examples the man ignoring the traffic lights limping hesitating at first nervously clutching his briefcase trailing behind a group of tourists looking suspicious in worn expensive clothes elegantly dressed with a scar on his right cheek watched by the bystanders approached by a group of hooligans we expected the investigator detected on the CCTV screen who had witnessed the accident who had caused the uproar crossed .............................................................................. . adverb slowly quickly hesitantly confidently furtively leisurely worriedly hurriedly the street examples .................................................................. adjective participle construction adverbials busy empty deserted crowded dark illuminated narrow noisy quiet crammed jammed with vehicles decorated with flowers covered with snow leading to the castle passing through the old part of town opposite the museum in front of the church close to near the gate English word order S V O Exercise 1 Try to add more information to the following sentences The girls walked to the bus stop. The woman left the house. The child was playing. The student entered the room. more information examples what happened before at the same time comments subordinate clause participle construction After the man had left the shop he .... As soon as the man had locked his car he ..... Hardly had the traffic lights turned green than the man .... INVERSION No sooner had the man detected the beggar than he INVERSION The man ............although a car was approaching fast . The man ............as if he had not seen the lorry heading towards him Cutting through the waiting cars. the man Glancing furtively behind him the man ........... Walking cautiously around the obstacle the man ..... Avoiding the puddles the man .... Escaping from the police the man ..... Watched by the other pedestrians the man.... Cheered by his friends waiting opposite Followed by a group of tourists ACTIVE VOICE present participle PASSIVE VOICE past participle participle constructions require identical subjects example man Peering around the corner the man..... participle constructions with two different subjects require with example crowd man friends With the crowd cheering the man .... With his friends waving happily the man ......... With the drivers honking furiously the man ........ Excercise 2 Add a subordinate clause or a participle construction to your sentences in exercise 1 You find SYNONYMS and ANTONYMS same and different meaning in your monolingual dictionary on the Internet SYNONYMS http www.synonym.com http synonyme.woxikon.de bei englischen Begriffen auf die englische Flagge clicken http www.synonyms.net http thesaurus.com CONNECTIVES http www.english on the web.de vconnect.htm http www.lancsngfl.ac.uk nationalstrategy ks3 science getfile.php src 27 Connectives.pdf Klasse 7 Klasse 8 Klasse 9 Klasse 10 Klasse 11 Klasse 12 Englisch Sekundarstufe A. Lenhardt Patz Schrittweise Anleitung simple sentence general information complex sentence precise information