Stretching Sentences

Is this a sentence or a phrase?

• phrase

• sentence

Type the sentences that your teacher dictates. Observe proper spelling, capitalization, and punctuation marks.

Which of the following is a complete sentence?

• Running through the park.

• The cat sat on the mat.

• After the rain stopped.

• Because she was late.

What is the main purpose of stretching a sentence?

• To make it more confusing.

• To add more detail and interest.

• To make it shorter.

• To change its meaning.

Identify the stretched sentence: 'The dog barked.'

• The dog barked loudly.

• The dog.

• Barked.

• Dog barked.

Which sentence is correctly stretched?

• The boy ran.

• The boy ran quickly to the store to buy some milk.

• Ran to the store.

• The boy quickly.

Choose the sentence that uses an adverb to stretch it:

• She sings beautifully.

• She sings.

• Beautifully she sings.

• Sings beautifully.

What is added to a sentence to stretch it?

• Adjectives and adverbs.

• Nouns only.

• Verbs only.

• Conjunctions only.

Which of the following sentences is NOT stretched?

• The tall, dark trees swayed in the wind.

• The trees swayed.

• The trees swayed gently in the autumn breeze.

• The swaying trees were tall and dark.

How can you stretch the sentence 'The sun set'?

• The sun set quickly behind the mountains, painting the sky with hues of orange and pink.

• The sun.

• Set.

• Sun set.