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WorksheetsPitchforking Sentences
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 13mins
Why do we use pitchforks in writing?
to add details to sentences
keep the writer from repeating ideas
to help put things in order
Which sentence has been pitchforked?
I love to play sports.
I love to play basketball and hockey.
I enjoy sports, the sound of the basketball on the hard court, a sunny day at the baseball diamond, and the rough oval football in my hand.
Which sentence has been pitchforked?
The cake had chocolate and white icing.
The cake tasted great, warm chocolate filling, smooth arctic white icing, and delicious candy sprinkles on top.
That cake looked good.
Choose the BEST way to pitchfork this sentence: "The pizza was good."
The pizza was tasty and had pepperoni on it.
The pizza was good, a scrumptious red sauce, spicy pepperoni, and a crust that was perfectly crisp on the outside but soft inside.
The pizza had stuff on it and tasted good.
Choose the BEST way to pitchfork this sentence: "We had a fun time at the park."
We had a fun time at the park, feeding the ducks, flying our kites, and snacking on homemade cookies.
It was the best day at the park.
We went on a picnic.
When pitchforking a sentence, writers choose
two verbs.
a verb and a noun.
the same type of word that matches the one they pitchforked.
to give up and go eat ice cream.
Pitchfork the word in CAPS in this sentence: "The bird FLEW into the window by accident..."
Pitchfork the word in CAPS in the sentence: "When Mom told him, "no," my little brother threw a FIT..."
Using pitchforks adds (a) to your writing.
You can pitchfork nouns, (a) , and exclamations to add detail to your writing.
