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Speech Writing Sentence Toolbox

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Speech Writing Sentence Toolbox

Speech Writing Sentence Toolbox

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📝 Part 1: Identifying Sentence Types

Read this speech excerpt and identify the sentence types used:

"Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. How can we ignore the melting ice caps? We must act now! Because every day we delay, the problem becomes worse. Not only are temperatures rising, but sea levels are also increasing dramatically."

1. Circle the sentence type for each sentence:

Sentence 1: "Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time."

Declarative (statement)

Interrogative (question)

Exclamatory

Imperative (command)

Sentence 2: "How can we ignore the melting ice caps?"

Declarative (statement)

Interrogative (question)

Exclamatory

Imperative (command)

Sentence 3: "We must act now!"

Declarative (statement)

Interrogative (question)

Exclamatory

Imperative (command)

🔗 Part 2: Linking Words and Phrases

2. Identify the linking words/phrases in the speech excerpt above. Check all that apply:

Because

Not only... but

However

Therefore

Also

3. Complete these sentences with appropriate linking words:

a) Recycling is important _____________ it reduces waste in landfills.

b) We should use public transport. _____________, we could walk or cycle more often.

c) _____________ pollution is increasing, many species are becoming endangered.

✏️ Part 3: Sentence Transformation

4. Rewrite these simple sentences using different sentence types from the Writers Toolbox:

Original: "Students should eat healthy food."

Rewrite as a question: _________________________________

Original: "Exercise is good for you."

Rewrite as an exclamation: _________________________________

Original: "Reading improves vocabulary."

Rewrite as a complex sentence (add 'because' or 'when'):

🎯 Part 4: Improving Your Speech Draft

5. Look at your speech draft. Find one paragraph and rewrite it below using at least 3 different sentence types:

Original paragraph from your speech:

Improved paragraph with sentence variety:

6. List the sentence types you used in your improved paragraph:

Declarative (statement)

Interrogative (question)

Exclamatory

Imperative (command)

Simple sentence

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

🤔 Part 5: Reflection

7. How do you think using different sentence types will affect your audience when you deliver your speech?
8. Which sentence type do you find most challenging to use? Why?
9. Match the sentence type with its best purpose in speech writing:
1. Rhetorical question
2. Exclamatory sentence
3. Imperative sentence
4. Complex sentence
A. Show strong emotion or emphasis
B. Give detailed explanations
C. Make audience think
D. Call audience to action

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