sentence starter

sentence starter(
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tihns
 
star
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A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. oración de comienzo (entire sentence)
The teacher provided the students with a sentence starter for the essay.La maestra le proveyó a los estudiantes una oración de comienzo para el ensayo.
b. palabra de comienzo (several words)
Anton used a list of sentence starters for the English writing exercise. The students filled in the blanks.Anton usó una lista de palabras de comienzo para el ejercicio de escritura en inglés. Los estudiantes rellenaron los espacios en blanco.
a. palabra de comienzo
A lot of people use filler words such as "Um" as sentence starters.Muchas personas usan palabras de relleno por ejemplo "Um" como palabras de comienzo.
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