As tutors, we often come across tutees that are really bright and hard-working but struggle to write engaging and interesting sentences that capture the heart of the reader (or teacher).

It’s a very common problem and most children at some point will struggle with how to write in a way that’s clear, concise and that also shows off their vocabulary knowledge.

To help with this, I held a free Facebook Live tutorial back in February where I shared some tips on how to write better sentences.

Take a look at the tutorial below:

Quick tips for instantly improving sentences:

Swap boring or low-level verbs and adjectives with more advanced synonyms
Describe nouns using adjectives
Use adverbs where necessary
Use fronted adverbials to shape the pace of your story or sentence
Include literary devices such as similes, metaphors, personification, alliteration etc.