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It can also make your writing clearer and more interesting! Rewrite the sentence in the center circle below in the different ways suggested.  \nBegin with a verb ending in-ing:  \nThe alarm clock woke Cara up early.  \nBegin with an adjective:  \nBegin with an adverb:  \nBegin with a description of“where”:  \nBegin with a sound:  \nAnswers  \nAnswers will vary.  \n1. Begin with a verb ending in-ing:  \nRolling over, Cara turned off the early alarm clock.  \n2. Begin with an adjective:  \nExhausted, Cara turned off the alarm clock early in the morning.  \n3. Begin with an adverb:  \nGrumpily, Cara reached for her alarm clock.  \n4. Begin with a description of “where”:  \nIn the room she shared with her brother, Cara’s alarm clock went off very early!  \n5. 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