Sentence Expansion Skill Explainer

Sentence Expansion Blank Worksheet

Use this graphic organizer when teaching sentence expansion. Write a simple sentence at the top, such as "The dog barks." Then choose questions (when, where, why, or how) to answer to make the sentence longer and more detailed. Finally, students can write the expanded sentence at the bottom of the page.

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