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 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 an adverbial clause

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

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

Where would you sleep if you grew three meters tall?

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

Use an exclamatory sentence

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

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

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