Sentence Expansion
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English
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6th - 8th Grade
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Easy
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Lindsay Cramer
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9 Slides • 6 Questions
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SENTENCE EXPANSION
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Word Cloud
What do you think it means to Expand?
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Who ?
What ?
When?
Where?
Why?
How?
We can expand a sentence using
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Fill in the Blanks
What are the 6 ways we can expand a sentence?
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Name:_________________
The doctor takes care of patient.
When?...........................................................................
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Sentence Expansion
Directions : Expand the kernel sentence.
Why?...........................................................................
Where?...........................................................................
He watches television.
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
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Sentence Expansion
When?...........................................................................
Why?...........................................................................
Where?...........................................................................
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Name:_________________
Hamarabui wrote many codes.
When?...........................................................................
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Sentence Expansion
Directions : Expand the kernel sentence.
Why?...........................................................................
Where?...........................................................................
He eats lunch.
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
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Sentence Expansion
When?...........................................................................
Why?...........................................................................
Where?...........................................................................
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Name:_________________
She walked.
Where?........................................................................
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Sentence Expansion
Directions : Expand the kernel sentence.
Why?.........................................................................
When?.........................................................................
Copyright © 2023 The Writing Revolution. All rights reserved.
How?.........................................................................
Sentence Expansion
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Name:_________________
The man walked outside.
Who?.........................................................................
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Sentence Expansion
Directions : Expand the kernel sentence.
Where?.........................................................................
When?.........................................................................
Copyright © 2023 The Writing Revolution. All rights reserved.
Why?.........................................................................
How?.........................................................................
Sentence Expansion
Tip!
Delete or add
question words as
needed
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Name:_________________
The student studies.
Who?...............................................................................................
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________________
________________________________________________
Copyright © 2023 The Writing Revolution. All rights reserved.
Sentence Expansion
Directions : Expand the kernel sentence.
What?...............................................................................................
Sentence Expansion
When?...............................................................................................
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Name:_________________
The students learn.
What?.........................................................................
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Copyright © 2023 The Writing Revolution. All rights reserved.
Sentence Expansion
Directions : Expand the kernel sentence.
When?.........................................................................
Sentence Expansion
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Word Cloud
What are some ideas for Where?
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Word Cloud
What are some ideas for When?
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Name:_________________
The friends hang out.
Where?.........................................................................
Expanded Sentence: ___________________________
________________________________________
________________________________________
Copyright © 2023 The Writing Revolution. All rights reserved.
Sentence Expansion
Directions : Expand the kernel sentence.
Why?.........................................................................
Sentence Expansion
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Word Cloud
What are some ideas for When?
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What are some ideas for Why?
SENTENCE EXPANSION
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