SentenceOpenerThestandardsentence:Thebiggestcoincidence(巧合)thatdayhappenedwhenDavidandIendedupsittingnexttoeachotheratthecrowdedSuperBowl.Coincidentally,DavidandIendedupsittingrightnexttoeachotheratthecrowdedSuperBowl.Inanamazingcoincidence,DavidandIendedupsittingnexttoeachotheratthecrowdedSuperBowl.OrBysheercoincidence,IendedupsittingdirectlynexttoDavidatthecrowdedSuperBowlSittingnexttoDavidatthecrowdedSuperBowlwasatremendouscoincidence.WhenIsatdownatthecrowdedSuperBowl,Irealizedthat,bysheercoincidence,IwasdirectlynexttoDavid.AtthecrowdedSuperBowl,packedwith50,000screamingfans,DavidandIendedupsittingrightnexttoeachotherbysheercoincidence.Unbelievable,Iknow,butDavidandIendedupsittingrightnexttoeachotherattheSuperBowl.Guidedbysomebizarrecoincidence,DavidandIendedupsittingrightnexttoeachotherattheSuperBowl.adverbQuickly,theyranforthenearestcave.PropositionalphraseInthepantry,thebreadlookedoldandmoldy.AparticipleGonewastheonepersonwhobelievedhim.PresentparticiplephraseFinishingwithhiswork,Johnplayedaroughgameoffootball.presentparticiplephraseTakingashortcut,Melsoonreachedhishumble,brickhome.InfinitiveTolosewasnothisfirstfear.AdverbialclauseWhenthedogarrived,theyboywenttogreethim.AbsolutephraseHispaintingcompleted,hewentwithhisparentstothehockeygame.InterjectionWhew!Thatwasaclosecall.GerundDebatinghisfriendswashisfavoritepastime.TransitionalwordRather,theyneededtogainayard.Anadverbopener.How?Theballoondeflatedandsanktotheground.Addasimileopener–As…Like…Theskatersglidedacrosstheice.Addanadjectiveopener.Theflamessweptthroughtheforest.Addan“ing”opener.Theyheldontightlytothehandrail.Addan“ing”opener.Feelingscaredandapprehensive,…