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How to write 5 show not tell sentences

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Show, Don't Tell example:

Tell: James stormed out of the room.

Show: “That's it!” James shouted. ...

Tell: She had been crying.

Show: Her eyes were puffy, and red-rimmed. ...

Tell: Alice cried as she watched her mother leave.

Show: Alice sunk to the ground. ...

Tell: She laughed.

Show:

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