Read: 'The tent flapped through the night, and we lay awake listening to the storm. Dawn came.' What does the short final sentence do here?

• It adds more detail about the noise of the storm.
• It marks a change from the night to morning.
• It makes the night's noise last even longer.

Revise 'Nia found the ribbon beneath a chair' to give 'ribbon' the final position for emphasis. Keep the discovery and location unchanged.

• Nia found the ribbon beneath a chair.
• Beneath a chair, the ribbon was missing.
• Beneath a chair, Nia found the ribbon.

To vary sentence openings, you must change every repeated opening, even if the repetition gives a speech a deliberate rhythm.

Rewrite 'Lee practised daily to steady her voice' so the purpose comes first, without changing the claim.

• To win the prize, Lee practised daily.
• To steady her voice, Lee practised daily.
• After her voice steadied, Lee practised daily.

'Tariq checked every seat in the empty bus while rain blurred the windows. He searched under the last seat and reached towards a shape in the dark.' Add a short sentence that reveals a lost glove and gives the search a clear ending.

• It was his glove.
• He had searched the bus.
• The windows were wet.

In this invented account, choose a transition that shows contrast: 'I wanted to go out. ___, I stayed home.'

• Furthermore
• For instance
• However

Mina carried the trays and opened the hall doors. A draft says, 'Carrying the trays, the hall doors opened for Mina.' Which revision keeps the phrase opening and makes its actor clear?

• Carrying the trays, the hall doors opened beside Mina.
• The trays carried Mina as she opened the hall doors.
• Carrying the trays, Mina opened the hall doors.

Revise into two sentences, each keeping a task with its original purpose: 'Jo sorted the props by scene so they were easy to pack, and she labelled each box so it was easy to find.'

• Jo sorted the props by scene so they were easy to pack. She labelled each box so it was easy to find.
• Jo sorted the props by scene. They were easy to pack, and she labelled each box so it was easy to find.
• Jo sorted the props by scene so they were easy to find. She labelled each box so it was easy to pack.