Institute on Excellence in Writing (I.E.W.) Dress-ups & Openers – Flashcards
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-ly opener
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Opener #3 (i.e. Suddenly, she jumped...) Word ends in -ly Watch out for fake ly words! (example: early)
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adverbial clause opener
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Opener #5 (i.e. If he ran...) (Hint to remember words: www.asia.wub. This stand for w-hen w-hile w-here a-s s-ince i-f a-lthough w-hereas u-nless b-ecause)
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prepositional phrase opener
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#2 (i.e. After the storm...)
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subject opener
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Normal sentence(i.e. Sally ran.)
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-ing/-ed opener
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1st word ends in either ing or ed (i.e. Walking noiselessly,)
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Very short sentence
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Also known as a "VSS" 5 words or less (i.e. Katie sat quietly.)
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dual -ly words
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2 ly words in a row (i.e. happily and excitedly...)
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who/which clause
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Has a who/which clause in the middle of the sentence (i.e. Hailey, who slept, was not tired.)
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invisible who/which
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take out the who or the which in a who/which clause
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dual verbs
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2 verbs (i.e. Bob ran and danced)
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quality adjective
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Not boring adjective (i.e. shimmery, hot pink earrings)
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strong verb
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not a boring verb (i.e. strolled instead of walked)
