Varying Word Order in Sentences

Varying Word Order in Sentences
Instead of beginning every sentence with the subject, try beginning with a modifier, an appositive, or the main verb. You can also try delaying completion of your main statement, or try interrupting sentences with parenthetical elements. Look at the following examples.
Begin with a single?word modifier.
Suddenly the wind rushed into the room.
INSTEAD OF The wind suddenly rushed into the room.
Begin with a modifying phrase or clause.
Unregulated and accessible to all, the Internet is a powerful tool.
INSTEAD OF The Internet, unregulated and accessible to all, is a powerful tool.
In front of an audience, she was a star.
INSTEAD OF She was a star in front of an audience.
When the manager told me what the apartment cost, I decided living at home with Mom and Dad wasn t so bad.
INSTEAD OF I decided living at home with Mom and Dad wasn t so bad when the manager told me what the apartment cost.
Begin with an appositive.
A frequently misdiagnosed condition, iron overload can lead to serious diseases.
INSTEAD OF Iron overload, a frequently misdiagnosed condition, can lead to serious diseases.
Put the verb before the subject.
On the narrow trail ahead of him stood a huge bear.
INSTEAD OF A huge bear stood on the narrow trail ahead of him.
Greater than the novel s shortcomings are its strengths.
INSTEAD OF The novel s strengths are greater than its shortcomings.
Delay completing your main statement.
We saw the ballot measure, so important to the students, the faculty, and everyone in the community, lose by a one?percent margin.
INSTEAD OF We saw the ballot measure lose by a one?percent margin even though it was so important to the students, the faculty, and everyone in the community.
Insert an interruption—a surprise element—in a sentence. Use parentheses or dashes.
My home town— it s more like a village than a town—recently acquired its first traffic light.