Writing the opening of 'The Happy Prince'

The purpose of the opening is to engage the reader and introduce the setting and characters. Using a range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader. Direct speech is punctuated using inverted commas. Dialogue moves the action forward. An adverbial clause is joined with a main clause to form an adverbial complex sentence. Notes from the plan are used to form full sentences.