Factual sentence starters for information texts

Strand 1 questions in criteria A and B tasks involve a variety of factual question structures. The following starters can help you answer those questions or, if you are writing information texts, to start your sentences.

• _____ are . . .
• _____ is . . .
• They are . . .
• They are also . . .
• They like to . . .
• They don’t like . . .
• They avoid . . . because . . .
• They don’t . . .
• It doesn’t . . .
• They can . . .
• It can . . .
• Instead they . . .
• In addition, . . .
• Usually . . .
• Generally . . .
• Normally . . .
• As a rule . . .
• Frequently . . .
• They can be . . .
• They are usually . . .       (It is usually . . .)
• They are rarely . . .         (It is rarely . . .)
• They are never . . .         (It is never . . .)
• They are a very . . .       (It is a very . . . )
• Like many . . .
• Unlike . . .
• This is a . . .
• Although . . .
• Even though . . .
• Despite . . .
• Despite the fact that . . .
• Sometimes . . .
• Often . . .
• Frequently they . . .
• Be careful if you . . .
• More than half . . .
• Less than half . . .
• Most . . .