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Do you think you can identify
style in writing? Remember, strong verbs and lots of details are important.
Take a look at each sentence below. Pick out which one you think has the best style
and paints the best picture.
Style
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Which sentence has more
style and paints the best picture?
I told her we should leave.
I yelled that we needed to leave.
I yelled that we needed to leave now or else
we would be late.
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The best choice was -
I yelled that we needed to leave now or else we would be late.
The best choice was -
I yelled that we needed to leave now or else we would be late.
Right! That sentence
paints the best picture.
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Which sentence has more
style and paints the best picture?
We ran to the store to get more sugar for our
recipe.
We went to the store to pick up something we needed.
We went to the store for sugar.
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Yes! That sentence
paints the best picture.
The best choice was -
We ran to the store to get more sugar for our recipe.
The best choice was -
We ran to the store to get more sugar for our recipe.
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Which sentence has more
style and paints the best picture?
I got some stuff at the mall.
I got a new outfit for the first day of school
at the mall yesterday.
I got some stuff at the mall yesterday.
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The best choice was -
I got a new outfit for the first day of school at the mall yesterday.
Great! That sentence
provides the most details.
The best choice was -
I got a new outfit for the first day of school at the mall yesterday.
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Which sentence has more
style and paints the best picture?
We took a trip.
We flew to California for a family vacation.
We all flew to California together.
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The best choice was -
We flew to California for a family vacation.
Yes! That sentence
provides the most detail.
The best choice was -
We flew to California for a family vacation.
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Which sentence has more
style and paints the best picture?
I fell off the monkey bars yesterday.
I fell off the monkey bars.
I crashed from the monkey bars as I was
hanging upside down.
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The best choice was -
I crashed from the monkey bars as I was hanging upside down.
The best choice was -
I crashed from the monkey bars as I was hanging upside down.
Yes! That sentence
provides the most detail.
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