How to write connected sentences that describe a thing

Short answer: Connected sentences stay on one topic. To describe a thing in three to five sentences, start with the topic, add details we can see or feel, and finish with a wrap-up sentence. Link the sentences with words such as and, also and because so that the reader moves smoothly from one detail to the next.

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🎯 I can write connected sentences about a thing.

At a glance

How to write it

1. Choose one thing and write a topic sentence about it.
2. Add two or three details: color, size, what it has.
3. Use and, also or because to link the details.
4. End with a wrap-up sentence and read the text aloud.

A model text

My room is small but cozy.

It has a blue bed and a big window, and I can see the garden from my desk.

That is why I love my room.

• The topic sentence names the thing.
• The details are linked with and.
• The wrap-up closes the idea.

Common mistakes

• My room is small. I like football. The bus is late. → My room is small. It has a blue bed. I love it.
  Stay on one topic.
• My room is small. My room has a bed. My room has a desk. → My room is small. It has a bed and a desk.
  Use it and and instead of repeating the noun.
• My room is small and cozy → My room is small and cozy.
  End each sentence with a full stop.

Connected sentences and a paragraph

Connected sentences are a short, simple text. A paragraph is longer and has a clear topic sentence, several details and a closing sentence.

Check yourself

1. Which sentence comes first?
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   The topic sentence. It names the thing.

2. How can you avoid repeating a noun?
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   Use it or they. Pronouns keep the text smooth.

3. What does the wrap-up do?
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   It closes the idea. It gives the reader a last thought.

Rule cards that help

• A or An?: Before one thing, say a or an. Choose by the first sound.
• Adjectives describe nouns: An adjective tells what a noun is like.
• Subject + Verb: A sentence needs someone or something (the subject) and a verb: Birds fly.
• Naming words: nouns: A noun is a naming word. It names a person, an animal, a place or a thing.
• this, that, these, those: Use this and these for things near you. Use that and those for things far away.
• I am, you are, it is: Use am with I, are with you and is with it.
• he, she, it, we, they + is / are: A pronoun takes the place of a name. Use is with he, she and it. Use are with we, you and they.
• have and has: Use have with I, you, we and they. Use has with he, she and it.
• Present simple: I, you, we, they: For things we do again and again, and for likes, use the plain action word with I, you, we and they.
• Present simple: he, she, it + -s: With he, she, it or one name, the action word usually adds -s.
• Where is it? Prepositions of place: Place words say where something is: in, on, under, behind, next to, between, near.
• my, your, his, her and me, him, them: my, your, his, her, our and their go before a noun. me, him, her, us and them go after an action word.
• Whose is it? Mia's, mine and yours: Add 's to a name to show who has something. mine, yours, his and hers stand alone.
• there is / there are: there is tells that one thing is in a place. there are tells that many things are in a place.

Sounds that help

• Saying -s and -es: Plural -s endings
• Sentence Stress: Big beats on describing words
• Describing People & Things: Describing people and things

Questions

How many sentences should I write?

Three to five. If you want more, move to a descriptive paragraph.

Which linking words should I use?

Start with and, also and because. Add then and so when you are ready.

Where can I read more?

See the writing guide and the article on descriptive paragraphs.

Part of 📄 Paragraphs that flow (stone 3 of the Learning Path). See also the English writing guide. Đọc bằng tiếng Việt.

Written for English learners by the English for Fun team. How we write our lessons · Last updated 2026-11-05.

Reviewed by Chinh Q. Hoang, PhD, founder, English for Fun · 2026-10-30

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