SENTENCE EXPANSION: “WHERE”

The Where Group Now that you have the main trunk of your sentence, you have to begin to build on that trunk using different groups. You can add more than one group to a sentence. We are going to work with one group at a time, and continue to build on our sentences.

Main Sentence Trunk Who/What subject Action verb Where above, across, against, along, alongside, among, around,at, before, behind,below, beneath,beside, between, beyond, by, down,from, in, inside, into, near, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, through, to, toward, under, up, upon Noun Describers Describer noun Describer, Describer, and Describer Noun, describer and describer Noun + ing Renamer Renamer, Repeat Jane, my sister, helps me. My pet, the chubby hamster in the cage, keeps me awake all night. When as, after, before, since, until, when, while, during How like/as with/without/by ly Condition although, if, though, unless, even though Why because, so that, since, to + verb Day Three TRIGGER WORDS Noun Part

Where Words above, across, against, along, alongside, among, around, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, between, beyond, by, down, from, in, inside, into, near, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, through, to, toward, under, up, upon

Where Group PATTERN “Where group,” + Who/What + Action Any group that comes at the beginning is followed by a comma unless it is a single word! Who/What + Action+ Where group

The Where Group Example The where group Inside the football stadium, Who/what a stream flooded the bleachers. Action

Dry Erase Board Activity Listen for the teachers instructions. You will create a sentence using on your dry erase board. Let’s Try One Together: Molly walked. Across from my house, Molly walked her new beagle puppy. I was happy. At my birthday party, I screamed with joy, jumped up and down, and hugged my mother when she handed me my new puppy.

Now you try. Write 1 sentence that express Who/What + Action+Where. Write 1 sentence that express Where, Who/What + Action.