Expanding Sentences

What does it mean to EXPAND a sentence?

• give it more details

• make it longer

• make it easier for the reader to visualize

• give it more meaning

Which of the sentences tells how something happened?

• I very quickly walked down the hall.

• I walked down the hall to my class.

• I walked down the hall because I couldn't run.

• I walked down the hall this morning.

Which sentence tells where something happened?

• The boy swallowed a bug.

• The boy swallowed a bug yesterday.

• The little boy accidentally swallowed a bug.

• The little boy swallowed a bug at the park.

Which sentence tells when something happened?

• Last week I cooked dinner for my family.

• I cooked dinner for my family because my mom was sick.

• I cooked dinner for my family at my grandma's house.

• I carefully cooked dinner for my family.

Which sentences tells why something happened?

• I got a cupcake because it is my birthday.

• I got a vanilla cupcake yesterday.

• My mom gave me a chocolate cupcake because she loves me.

• I gave my teacher a cupcake this morning.

How has this sentence been expanded?

The cat hid.

The fluffy cat hid under the bed because a dog was barking.

• how and when

• when and where

• adjectives

• adjective, where, why

How was this sentence expanded?

The garden grew vegetables.

Last summer the garden at my grandparent's house grew healthy vegetables .

• nouns

• when, where, and adjectives

• how and adjectives

• why and how

Choose the adjective or the adverb that best expand the following sentence.

The soldiers _______ fought in the _______ battle.

• beautifully, small

• awfully, boring

• bravely, fierce

• calmly, perfect

Which sentence correctly expands the basic sentence "The cat slept" by adding extra information?

• The cat slept on the mat because it was tired.

• The cat slept.

• The cat.

Answer explanation

The correct choice, "The cat slept on the mat because it was tired," expands the basic sentence by providing additional details about where and why the cat slept, making it more informative than the other options.

Identify the sentence that correctly expands "The car stopped."

• The car stopped suddenly, at the traffic light, to avoid an accident.

• The car stopped suddenly at the traffic light to avoid an accident

• The car stopped, suddenly at the traffic light to avoid an accident.

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'The car stopped suddenly, at the traffic light, to avoid an accident.' because it properly uses commas to separate the clauses, enhancing clarity and maintaining grammatical correctness.