Start using these and your writing will be easier to read.
The marker hands back your essay and there’s a note at the end of it.
It says, “Your writing is good but it was choppy and clunky. Try using sentence starters to make the essay easier to read.”
“What the hell are sentence starters?” you think to yourself.
As soon as the class ends, you pull out your phone and search what starters of sentences are.
You learn that they are words and phrases that are used to start a sentence. You also learn why you should use them.
Via Google:
“Sentence starters… introduce ideas, create smooth transitions, set the tone, and add variety, acting like “road signs” to guide the reader through your writing by signaling what’s coming next.”
Additionally, your research tells you that sentence starters, when used correctly, improve the structure and flow, provide more clarity and add variety to your writing, making it less monotonous.
However, you’re still curious what the words and phrases are.
Have no fear, my friend — I am going to list the common ones for you right here.
Here are 16 of the most common sentence starters you can use:
- First of all…
- Secondly…
- For example…
- On the other hand…
- It is important to note…
- Some people think…
- In my opinion…
- This means that…
- This leads to…
- This is why…
- Lastly…
- Because of this…
- It can be said…
- This shows that…
- In other words…
- One reason is…
Final Thoughts
Remembering grammar rules can be hard.
I used to watch videos and read how-to writing books to learn them but the rules never really stuck.
I was constantly making grammatical mistakes and couldn’t figure out why.
Then I started using workbooks.
Grammar workbooks are one of the best ways to learn grammar rules because they provide hands-on practice for skill and knowledge development.
This makes it easier to remember the rules because you have to apply what you learn to solve problems.
If you think this can help you, you can learn more about my grammar workbook here.
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