Sentence Writing
Combine, Reduce, and Expand Sentences
I can....
2. Reduce sentences by deleting repetitive words to make one complete sentence.
3. Expand my sentences to improve my writing.
Writing Practice Activity
2. Think about what she swallows and how you can describe the items in your own writing.
3. Expand your sentences by writing 5 compound or complex sentences to describe what she swallows. Use sensory words and transitional phrases in your sentences.
Expand Your Sentences: Examples
Let me explain what the old lady did next, she consumed an enormous pot, but she was still famished for more food to devour.
Writing Practice Activity
2. Think about what the old lady swallows and how you can describe what she swallows in your own writing.
3. Write 5 compound or complex sentences to describe what the old lady swallowed. Use sensory words and transitional phrases in your sentences.
Expand Your Sentences: Examples
Moving right along, when the old lady swallowed a yellow chick, she did not get sick.