
Five W's- Expanding Sentences
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English
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1st - 2nd Grade
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Easy
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Megan Cribari
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6 Slides • 19 Questions
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Five W's- Expanding Sentences
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How can we build stronger sentences?
Today, we are going to look at what makes a strong sentence.
We can use the 5 W's to expand our sentences.
What are the 5 W's?
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Multiple Choice
Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.
Which of the 5 W's is underlined?
Who
What
When
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Multiple Choice
Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.
Which of the 5 W's is underlined?
Where
What
When
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Multiple Choice
Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.
Which of the 5 W's is underlined?
Why
What
When
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Multiple Choice
Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.
Which of the 5 W's is underlined?
Who
Where
When
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Multiple Choice
Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.
Which of the 5 W's is underlined?
Why
What
Where
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Sometimes sentences only tell us basic information, like WHO and WHAT.
We can add more detail by including WHERE, WHEN, and WHY.
Let's practice!
Basic Sentences
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Open Ended
Kate did her homework __________.
Answer WHERE you think Kate did her homework.
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Open Ended
Kate did her homework because __________.
Answer WHY you think Kate did her homework.
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Open Ended
Kate did her homework __________.
Answer WHEN you think Kate did her homework.
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Let's put it all together!
After dinner, Kate did her homework in her room because it was quiet.
WHO
WHAT
WHEN
WHERE
WHY
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Multiple Choice
Tom drove to _______ after work because he was hungry.
Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?
Who
What
Where
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Open Ended
Tom drove to _______ after work because he was hungry.
Answer WHERE Tom drove.
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Multiple Choice
_____ took a nap after school because he was tired.
Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?
Who
What
Where
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Open Ended
_____ took a nap after school because he was tired.
Answer WHO took a nap after work.
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Multiple Choice
Yesterday, Sally _____ to the pool to go for a swim.
Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?
Who
What
Where
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Open Ended
Yesterday, Sally _____ to the pool to go for a swim.
Answer WHAT Sally did.
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Multiple Choice
Tom took a nap after school because ______.
Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?
Why
What
Who
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Open Ended
Tom took a nap after school because ______.
Answer WHY Tom took a nap.
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Multiple Choice
Sally walked to the pool _____ to go for a swim.
Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?
Where
When
Why
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Open Ended
Sally walked to the pool _____ to go for a swim.
Answer WHEN Sally went to the pool.
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Open Ended
Write one complete sentence telling WHAT you did on Spring Break.
Make sure to include WHO you did it with and WHERE you did it.
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