Allen Peat Sentences - [document PDF] (2023)

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He's usually a nice guy, but sometimes he can be really annoying.

He can be very nice, but he can also be unhappy.

It's a warm day, but dark clouds hang over the distant mountains.

It was a nice morning for a walk, so he left happy.

but, or wait

2 sentences

He was a tall, ungainly man in an old, creased jacket.

It was an overgrown, disorganized yard with a dead, bare tree.

Each sentence has 2 adjectives for the first noun and 2 adjectives for the second noun.

This type of sentence can be used to create a strong image in the reader's mind!

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The moon hung over us like a patient, pale face.

Although it was August, it was as cold as a December evening.

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These sentences perfectly show us the emotional state of the characters.

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• They flee the creature in fear, terror and confusion.

• Funny, surprised, excited, reluctant to leave the circus.

• Confused, annoyed, worried, don't know what's going on.

2 pair

• Tired and worried, cold and hungry, they don't know how far they can go.

• Wounded and frightened, shocked and confused, he wanders aimlessly on the battlefield.

• Angry and confused, numb and scared, he couldn't believe his eyes.

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Description:Description: Details

• The vampire is a terrifying creature: it kills by sucking all the blood from its victims.

• Snails are slow: they take hours to cover the shortest distances.

• I'm exhausted: I haven't slept for more than two nights.

The first part is descriptive, the second part contains details.

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verb, person

• Flying, John has always been afraid of him.

• Runs, seems to run all the time.

This kind of sentence is very powerful when it starts. Verbs can be used to start sentences followed by

A comma followed by the character's name.

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O. (I.) outside: inside

• Laughs out loud at a joke he just heard. (It is also true that he is ashamed.)

• She told the girl not to be so rude. (And yet, deep down, she secretly enjoys what she does.)

The first part of the sentence tells us what is happening outside of the character. But what do the brackets tell us

The character's true (inner) feelings are.

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if, if, if, then

• If the alarm goes off, if the bus comes on time, if the road is repaired, his life is not ruined.

• If Hannibal hadn't lost, if Rome hadn't won and if Carthage hadn't fallen, the Mediterranean would look very different today.

It's an extremely effective way to start or end a story.

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• Desperately she screamed for help.

• Terrified, he immediately froze.

• When disturbed, they begin to realize that they are lost in the woods.

This is an extremely effective way to emphasize the emotions a character is feeling.

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emotion word, (comma)

• The cake tastes great, but is not very good for your teeth.

Nouns embedded in sentences to add detail at the end of the sentence

• The snakes I fear are not always venomous.

• The garage where he repairs cars is closed.

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noun who/what/where

• Where is the treasure? diamond? gold? ruby?

• What if it rains? Down? Will it be stormy? Thunder?

• How do I feel? Yesterday? this morning? Now?

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many questions

• He runs fast because he has to run fast.

• He's a smart dresser, smart because he can afford the best.

• It's a quiet city, so quiet that you don't feel uncomfortable.

This is a great way to emphasize an adjective in a sentence without it seeming boring.

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reklama, ta sama reklama

• Greed, envy, hatred - what was John Brown's worst quality?

• Incompetence, arrogance, stupidity - what was Caesar's fatal flaw?

• Thirst, heat stroke, exhaustion - what would kill him first?

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3 bad - problem?

• Swims slowly and wobbles.

first verb adverb second adverb

• Drives decisively and quickly.

• He laughed out loud.

These are very precise sentences with added details.

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double ended

These are short sentences that start with:

WHO? What? Why? When? Where? used to be? will be? what if?

They are used: as an introduction to draw the reader in, or as a conclusion to make the reader think.

• Why do you think he ran away?

• What's next for the endangered Tonga lizard?

• Why is our climate changing?

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These are the simplest sentences, but it is possible to make them

The perfect image in the mind of the reader.

• It was a dark, long, tree-lined alley.

• Makes a grim, cheeky cluck.

• It was a cold, wet, gloomy morning.

These sentences are compound sentences that use semicolons instead of conjunctions. They are a useful way to introduce an argument in a work of fiction or non-fiction.

• Some people like football, others like football. Others just can't stand it.

• Some days are fun, others start and end badly.

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• Raindrops falling outside the window = sad mood.

• Wind howling in the branches = nervous emotions.

• Wind in the branches = happy mood.

• City covered in snow = tense, claustrophobic mood.

They are great for setting the mood in a story.

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anthropomorphic again

personal computer. represent paired conjunctions.

• Working there is cold and unpleasant for him.

• Fear held him back rather than lack of time.

• Neither money nor gifts will allow him to visit the house.

• He's dumb as a clown.

BA NAN NN AA

still/still/still/still/hoe

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personal computer.

• The sadder she was, the more tears she shed.

emotional comma action related to emotions

• The happier she is, the more talkative she seems.

• The angrier he gets, the more he hits the table with his fist.

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more and more

Then it happened.

Everything fails.

that's all.

Oh no.

Sentences consist of one, two or three words. They are very effective when used for dramatic effect after long sentences,

Or as dialogue between characters.

"Where?"

"Therefore!"

"Co?"

"Gun."

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Map

• Our "luxury" hotel was originally a farm.

• In fact, "our dream trip" was our worst nightmare.

• At dawn, "A Beautiful View" reveals itself as a junkyard and junkyard.

Use quotation marks to indicate to the reader that the statement is false.

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Satire

• Imagine a time when people were not afraid, life was much simpler and everyone helped each other: this is the story of that time.

• Imagine a place where the sun shines forever, wars never happen and no one dies: there is such a planet in the Andromeda system.

This is a great phrase to start a science fiction novel or any other story.

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Imagine 3 examples:

PEEPoint, evidence, explanation. Use with non-fiction to provide perspective. For example

If we stay at school until 4:30 pm, we are tired of studying all day

at school. Evidence - Scientists have proven that frequent breaks are

Better than long working days. Explain - with less time in class we can

Achieve more and give us a better job in the future.