These patterns are designed to introduce students to unusual
formats. Students can not write complex sentences unless they are aware of the
format.
Many are not readily available having been rarely used in
magazines and books.
Most patterns below focus on phrases at the start to the
sentence. Students need to sound out a new sentence to decide how the pattern
is to be best formatted.
Sometimes the correct pattern sounds right. The word “so”
could appear in some sentences. But this would be the start of a new sentence.
The patterns below form
part of resource material for the Departments of Education in the Pacific.
These are intended for grades 9-12.
The students have to make a decision in every exercise to
combine simple sentences into a complex sentence with polish and rhythm.
Pattern 340
He was an old man
He had no family.
He lived in a small house.
It was built by the river.
An old man with
no family, he lived in a small house
built by the
river.
He was an old
man with no family and lived in a small
house built by
the river.
Pattern 341
He had no where to go.
He had no one to help him.
He stayed at home
He tried to sleep.
Having nowhere
to go and noone to help him,
he stayed at
home and tried to sleep.
Pattern 342.
She had seen the terrible
fight.
She knew what would
happen.
She stayed with her
family.
She protected them.
Having seen the
terrible fight, she knew what would
happen and stayed with her family to protect them.
Pattern 343
She searched high and low.
She could not find her
son.
He had not come home.
He had not contacted his
father.
Having searched
high and low, she could not find her
son who had not
come home nor contacted his father.
She had searched
high and low but could not find her
son who had not
come home nor contacted his father.
Pattern 344
They opened the bag.
They searched for the
money.
They could find nothing.
Opening the bag,
they searched for the money but
could find
nothing.
They opened the
bag, searching for the money but
could find
nothing
Pattern 345
She was alone.
She had no-one to talk to.
She had nothing to do.
She could wait.
Alone with no
one to talk to, she had nothing to do
but wait.
She was alone
with no one to talk to and had nothing
to do but wait.
Pattern 346
He had searched
everywhere.
He found the money.
It was under the bed.
His brother had put it
there.
Having searched
everywhere, he found the money
under the bed
where his brother had put it.
He had searched
everywhere and found the money
under the bed
where his brother had put it.
Pattern 347
Hope was fading.
The search continued for
the missing aircraft.
It was lost somewhere in
the ocean.
Many passengers were on
board.
With hope
fading, the search continued for the missing
aircraft lost
somewhere in the ocean with many passengers
on board.
Hope was fading
but the search continued for the missing
aircraft lost
somewhere in the ocean with many passengers
on board.
Pattern 348
The search continued.
Many ships and aircraft
scoured the ocean.
They were looking for
debris.
The search
continued with many ships
and
aircraft scouring the ocean looking for
debris
Pattern 349
The PM spoke to the media.
His voice was shaking with
emotion.
He told of the probable
loss of the aircraft.
The PM spoke to
the media, his voice shaking with
emotion and told
of the probable loss of the aircraft.
Pattern 350
Columbus was certain that
the earth was round.
He sailed far beyond the
horizon.
He looked for a route to
India.
Certain that the
earth was round, Columbus sailed far
beyond the
horizon looking for a route to India.
Columbus was certain
that the earth was round and sailed
far beyond the
horizon looking for a route to India.
Pattern 351
He reached land after many
weeks.
He believed he had reached
the outer islands of India.
He called the islands the
West Indies.
Reaching land
after many weeks, he believed he had
found the outer
islands of India which he called the
West Indies.
He reached land
after many week and believed he had
found the outer
islands of India which he called the
West Indies.
Pattern 352
He brought gifts for the
Indians.
Two gifts were
tuberculosis and measles.
These caused many deaths
of man, women and children.
They had never had such
sickness before.
Of the gifts he
brought to the Indians, two were tuberculosis
and measles
which caused the deaths of many men, women
and children who
had never had such sickness before.
He brought gifts
to the Indians with two being tuberculosis
and measles
which caused the deaths of many men, women
and children who
had never had such sickness before
Pattern 353
He employed five men.
Three of the five had not been
good workers.
They were dismissed.
Of the five men
he employed, three had not been good
workers and were
dismissed.
Five men
were employed but three had not been good
workers and were
dismissed.
Pattern 354
They told many stories.
Some of the stories were
true.
Others were completely
false.
Of the many
stories they told, some were true and
others
completely false.
Many stories
were told with some true and
others
completely false.
Pattern 355.
Ten prisoners escaped to freedom.
Six were captured.
They were returned to the
prison.
They were placed in
solitary confinement.
Of the ten
prisoners who escaped to freedom, six were
captured,
returned to prison and placed in solitary
confinement.
Ten prisoners
escaped to freedom but six were
captured,
returned to prison and placed in solitary
confinement.
Pattern 356
Ten days were made
available for the conference.
Two were reserved for a
visit to the village.
At the village, training
was carried out.
Of the ten days
made available for the conference,
two were
reserved for a visit to the village where
training was
carried out.
Ten days were made
available for the conference
with two reserved
for a visit to the village where
training was
carried out.
Pattern 357
Six men left on the
expedition.
Two were killed in a
landslide.
Their bodies were never
found.
Of the six men
who left on the expedition, two were
killed in a
landslide, their bodies never found.
Six men left on
the expedition but two were
killed in a
landslide and their bodies never found.
Pattern 358
Twenty boys applied for
the job.
Not one boy was accepted.
Not one was placed on the
waiting list.
Of the twenty
boys who applied for the job,
not one was
accepted and placed on the waiting list.
Twenty boys applied
for the job but not one was accepted
and placed on
the waiting list.
Pattern 359
Ten students sat for the
exam.
Only one passed.
She was admitted to the
college.
Of the ten
students who sat for the exam, only one passed
and was admitted
to the college.
Ten students sat
for the exam but only one passed and was
admitted to the
college.
Pattern 360
He left the house.
He made sure that the
doors were locked.
He made sure that the
windows were bolted shut.
(On) leaving the
house, he made sure that the doors
were locked and
windows bolted shut.
He left the
house, making sure that the doors
were locked and
windows bolted shut.
Pattern 361
She left the house.
She hoped the store would
not be shut.
She hoped the supplies
were still available.
Leaving the
house, she hoped the store would not be
shut and
supplies still available.
She left the
house, hoping the store would not be shut
and
supplies were still available.
Pattern 362
He looked right.
He looked left.
He could see no cars in
sight.
He walked across the road.
Looking right
and left, he could see no cars in sight
and walked
across the road.
He looked right
and left but could see no cars in sight
and walked
across the road.
Pattern 363.
He searched all around.
He had no success.
He decided to look no
further.
He would go home instead.
Searching all
around with no success, he decided to look
no further but
go home instead.
He searched all
around with no success and decided to look
no further but
go home instead.
