Sentence Expansion

Sentence Expansion

Adding information to simple sentences

Which sentence gives the reader more information?

• They dislike it.

• Children dislike homework because they think it's boring.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence gives the reader more information?

• They dislike it.

• Children dislike homework because they think it's boring.

They dislike it.

When I read this sentence, I don't know who it's referring to, what they dislike, nor why they dislike it.

Children dislike homework because they think it's boring.

• who

• what

• why

Children dislike homework because they think it's boring.

When I read this sentence, all the information I need is provided to me.

Sentence Expansion

Today we will practice improving sentences by adding information. This activity is called sentence expansion.

*What is the activity we're doing today called?

Let's practice expanding sentences!

Buy is an irregular verb.

buy in the past tense = bought

Multiple Choice

What does buy mean in Spanish?

• romper

• comprar

Multiple Choice

What does bought mean in Spanish?

• rompió

• compró

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She bought it.

Select the correct translation:

• Ella lo rompió.

• Ella lo rompe.

• Ella lo compró.

• Ella lo compre.

Study the image.

Multiple Choice

Who bought it?

• the woman

• the man

• in the store

• she needs them to make dinner

Multiple Choice

What did she buy?

• the woman

• the red pepper

• in the store

• the red lamp

Multiple Choice

Where did she buy it?

• in the living room

• the red pepper

• from the grocery store

• from the parking lot

Multiple Choice

Why did she buy it?

• she liked the cookies

• she needed it to make dinner

• in the grocery store

• she does not like healthy food

Multiple Choice

Which expanded sentences is written in the best way?

• The woman bought the red pepper from the grocery store because she needed it to make dinner.

• The woman she bought it the red pepper from the grocery store she needed it to make dinner.

• She bought it from the store because she needed it to make dinner.

Break is an irregular verb.

break in the past tense = broke

Multiple Choice

What does break mean in Spanish?

• romper

• comprar

Multiple Choice

What does broke mean in Spanish?

• rompió

• compró

Multiple Choice

She broke it.

Select the correct translation:

• Ella lo rompió.

• Ella lo rompe.

• Ella lo compró.

• Ella lo compre.

Study the image.

Multiple Choice

Who broke it?

• the woman

• the girl

• the boy

• in the living room

Multiple Choice

What did she break?

• the newspaper

• the girl

• the lamp

• in the living room

Multiple Choice

Where did she break it?

• in 2020

• in the kitchen

• the lamp

• in the living room

Multiple Choice

Why did she break it?

• she was playing tennis inside

• the woman

• she was watching TV inside

• in the living room

Multiple Choice

Which expanded sentences is written in the best way?

• The girl broke the lamp in the living room because she was playing tennis inside.

• The girl she broke it the lamp in the living room because she was playing tennis inside.

• She broke it in the living room because she was playing inside.

• The girl broke the lamp in the living room she was playing inside.