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How to start a sentence #1 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:45 am   How to start a sentence
 

Hi there

I want to know as many ways of starting out a sentence, whether writing a letter, topic, essay e.g. "I would like to", " The main entrance", etc.
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I am writing to express my interest of a Senior Management position as advertised on 25th March 2009. I take a lot of pride in a job done well and set high standards for myself, to ensure the work I produce is of a consistently high quality.

Please help me, I only know how to use the "I" and "The" as my starting sentence. I have a few paragraphs to finish off in my content writing and most of them start with an "I".

By the way, is this a bad thing starting most of my sentence with "I"? Please! I can improve heaps if someone can help me out.

Thanks heaps in advance
CHEERS :)
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How to start a sentence #2 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:53 am   How to start a sentence
 

It all depends on what kind of writing it is, and the topic, Buckmajor. There are no special words-- almost any word can start a sentence. If many of your sentences start with 'I', then you must be writing some sort of autobiographical narrative. If all your sentences start with 'I', then it gets boring for the reader, so try to put another part of the sentence first. For example, you can change 'I go riding every afternoon' to 'Every afternoon, I go riding'.
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How to start a sentence #3 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:32 am   How to start a sentence
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
For example, you can change 'I go riding every afternoon' to 'Every afternoon, I go riding'.

Thanks Mister Micawber, the example is what I was looking for. Do you have more examples?
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How to start a sentence #4 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:00 am   How to start a sentence
 

Books are full of them, Buckmajor. If you want to write better, you need to start reading.
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How to start a sentence #5 (permalink) Tue Aug 04, 2009 9:03 am   How to start a sentence
 

Mister Micawber wrote:
Books are full of them, Buckmajor. If you want to write better, you need to start reading.

Ah, your right why didn't I think of that before :lol:
Too easy :wink:
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