Extending a simple
sentence
The cat sat on the mat
Draw the cat on your white boards
Adjectives – What kind of cat
was it?
• The cat sat on the mat.
• The ferocious cat sat on the
mat.
Adjectives – What kind of mat
was it?
• The ferocious cat sat on the mat.
• The ferocious cat sat on the
grassy mat.
Adverbs – How did he sit on the
mat?
• The ferocious cat sat on the grassy mat.
• The ferocious cat sat angrily
on the grassy mat.
Clause – Can you add some
more information?
• The ferocious cat sat angrily on the grassy
mat.
• The ferocious cat sat angrily
on the grassy mat, because
he had a thorn stuck in his
paw.
Look at my before and after
pictures
Before…..
…After
Now it’s your turn, extend this
sentence
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The boy ran.
Adjectives – Describe the boy.
Adverb
– How did he run?
Clause
– Where was he running to
or what was he running away
from, remember your
conjunction.