A typical way of starting a sentence in english is with the subject however that can become monotonous and that is why i suggest that you try using some of these sentence starters or ing words called gerunds or other types of phrases which come before the subject question what are other words to use instead of using i all the time. Ten ways to start sentences 1 the most common sentence pattern is to write the subject first followed by the verb weeds are important too because birds eat the seeds 2 reverse the sentence to begin with the dependent adverbial clause because birds eat the seeds weeds are important too 3. As a matter of fact this english phrase is a substitute for the word actually and considering that you can use actually in almost any sentence it only stands to reason that as a matter of fact can also be used to start any sentence i dont know where bjorg is today he never showed up at work as a matter of fact i hadnt even noticed hes not in thanks for telling me. Use a or an or use the before a noun or adjective noun if the object is singular and specific the is used when something specific is understood by the person writing and the person reading the sentence notice that some sentences are written with adjectives and nouns and others without