Expanding Sentences

Expand the following sentence:

My sister drew on the wall.

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Expand the following sentence:

Mom was upset.

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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.

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

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.

Select the sentence that correctly expands "The chef cooked."

• The chef cooked a delicious meal, in the kitchen, for the guests.

• The chef cooked a delicious meal in the kitchen for the guests

• The chef cooked, a delicious meal in the kitchen for the guests.

Answer explanation

The correct choice, 'The chef cooked a delicious meal in the kitchen for the guests,' expands the original sentence without unnecessary commas, maintaining clarity and flow.

Expand the sentence.

Emely is writing.

• is writing

• Emely is writing a poem for her sister.

What is the purpose of expanding a sentence?

• to give more details and information

• to make it seem fancy because it's long

• to make it longer

• to make my teacher happy

Compare the two underlined sentences: The girls played. and The girls played soccer with their friends at the park on Saturday. The 1st sentence was expanded to the 2nd sentence. Why was the 1st sentence expanded?

• to tell where the girls played

• to include what, when, where, and who details

• to make the sentence longer

• to include where and who details

The following sentence is missing the "who" details. What is the best way to expand it? They were very excited to make homemade pepperoni pizza!

• replace "They" with "The girls"

• replace "They" with "We"

• replace "They" with "Ellen and Sarah"

• replace "They" with "The friends"