Different ways of writing a sentence

By using different sentence patterns we can express the same idea in several different ways.

Study the following sentences. They all mean the same, but they have different structures.

• Susan, who is working hard, will probably win the first prize.
• Susan will probably win the first prize because she is working hard.
• The first prize will probably be won by Susan who is working hard.

More examples are given below.

• Alice will probably be a singer because she has a golden voice.
• Alice, who has a golden voice, will probably be a singer.

• A small, pretty girl walked into the shop.
• A girl, small and pretty, walked into the shop.
• A girl, who was small and pretty, walked into the shop.

• A sharp, pointed knife was used to make the cut.
• A knife, sharp and pointed, was used to make the cut.
• A knife which was sharp and pointed was used to make the cut.