Expanding Sentences The Five Ws WHO WHAT WHEN

A sentence is …? • a series of words that explore one idea •

The dog bit the cat…subject - verb - object

Short example § BUT CAN IT BE § “Mrs. Nabozny went BETTER? fishing. ”

This is a simple sentence: Mrs. Nabozny went fishing. EXPAND it by answering…WHEN? Last

This sentence describes who, what, and when: Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing. EXPAND

This sentence answers who, what, when, and where: Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing

When writing sentences, think about using the 5 w’s! § § § WHO? Mrs.

Making simple sentences longer - The dog sat in the suitcase. § The tired

In your own writing, try to use at least 3 of the 5 W’s

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Expanding Sentences: The Five W’s WHO? WHAT? WHEN? WHERE? WHY?

A sentence is …? • a series of words that explore one idea • and starts with a capital letter - a capital letter. • a series of words that end with a fullstop. • It usually has a subject, an object and a verb (e. g. The dog bit the cat - dog is the subject, bit is the verb, cat is the object).

The dog bit the cat…subject - verb - object

Short example § BUT CAN IT BE § “Mrs. Nabozny went BETTER? fishing. ” § This is short & its meaning is clear. § It has a “who” and a “doing what. ”

This is a simple sentence: Mrs. Nabozny went fishing. EXPAND it by answering…WHEN? Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing.

This sentence describes who, what, and when: Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing. EXPAND it by answering…WHERE? Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing at Lake Wallenpaupack.

This sentence answers who, what, when, and where: Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing at Lake Wallenpaupack. § EXPAND it by answering…WHY? § Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing at Lake Wallenpaupack so she could catch a big catfish!

When writing sentences, think about using the 5 w’s! § § § WHO? Mrs. Nabozny WHAT? went fishing WHEN? last August WHERE? at Lake Wallenpaupack WHY? to catch a big catfish § A SASSY SENTENCE: l Last August, Mrs. Nabozny went fishing at Lake Wallenpaupack to catch a big catfish!

Please don’t go on vacation!!!

Making simple sentences longer - The dog sat in the suitcase. § The tired dog sat in § In these examples, the suitcase. the sentence has been extended by § The dog, which was adding details to anxious and the sentence. worried, sat in the suitcase. § The 5 w’s will help you write better § The tired dog, sentences. which was anxious and worried, sat in § Think: who, what, the suitcase in when, where, why. front of the old closet.

In your own writing, try to use at least 3 of the 5 W’s in your sentences. Who, What, When, Where, Why § On your whiteboard… § Make this sentence better… I went for a walk. Now this one: He ate ice cream.