Open with an introductory series of appositives, with a dash and a summarizing subject.

Frankfurter, wiener, hot dog—whatever you call it, you still have good food

Where would you sleep if you grew three meters tall?

Open with a present gerund (ing form of the verb used as a noun)

Training improves the young women’s skill in the art of war.

Open with a present infinitive (to + the base form of the verb)

To increase his speed, Mike leaned over the handlebars like a horse jockey.

Use an emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence,following a colon or dash

In desperation, he struck at the bear with the only weapon he had—his fish

Open with a perfect infinitive (to have plus past participle form of the verb)

To have brought such effective medicine, Sal would have had to use a wand.

Open with an adverbial clause

As he loped along the path on that frosty morning, he skidded to a stop.

Use an exclamatory sentence

I’ll eat you up, you mean old Easter bunny!

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1
Open with an introductory series of appositives, with a dash and a summarizing subject.
I’ll eat you up, you mean old Easter bunny!
To increase his speed, Mike leaned over the handlebars like a horse jockey.
Frankfurter, wiener, hot dog—whatever you call it, you still have good food
Where would you sleep if you grew three meters tall?
2
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I’ll eat you up, you mean old Easter bunny!
Mana
Dragon
Where would you sleep if you grew three meters tall?
3
Open with a present gerund (ing form of the verb used as a noun)
In desperation, he struck at the bear with the only weapon he had-his fish
Frankfurter, wiener, hot dog—whatever you call it, you still have good food
Where would you sleep if you grew three meters tall?
Training improves the young women’s skill in the art of war.
4
Open with a present infinitive (to + the base form of the verb)
Where would you sleep if you grew three meters tall?
To increase his speed, Mike leaned over the handlebars like a horse jockey.
As he loped along the path on that frosty morning, he skidded to a stop.
Frankfurter, wiener, hot dog—whatever you call it, you still have good food
5
Use an emphatic appositive at the end of a sentence,following a colon or dash
Where would you sleep if you grew three meters tall?
Roses
In desperation, he struck at the bear with the only weapon he had—his fish
Tulips
6
Open with a perfect infinitive (to have plus past participle form of the verb)
I’ll eat you up, you mean old Easter bunny!
To have brought such effective medicine, Sal would have had to use a wand.
To increase his speed, Mike leaned over the handlebars like a horse jockey.
Training improves the young women’s skill in the art of war.
7
Open with an adverbial clause
As he loped along the path on that frosty morning, he skidded to a stop.
Frankfurter, wiener, hot dog—whatever you call it, you still have good food
I’ll eat you up, you mean old Easter bunny!
In desperation, he struck at the bear with the only weapon he had—his fish
8
Use an exclamatory sentence
Frankfurter, wiener, hot dog—whatever you call it, you still have good food
To have brought such effective medicine, Sal would have had to use a wand.
Training improves the young women’s skill in the art of war.
I’ll eat you up, you mean old Easter bunny!

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