Compose a paragraph with topic sentence, 3-5 detail sentences, and closing
Exercise Difficulty 2 ~1 min eng.g2.f.ex_08

Sentence Expand

Prompt

Expand this sentence by answering THREE WH-questions: 'The dog barked.' (Who? When? Why?)

M-2-F-EX-08 Diagram
WH-card prompt visual: six WH-question cards (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW) with the bare sentence 'The dog barked'

WH-card prompt visual: six WH-question cards (WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW) with the bare sentence 'The dog barked' in the middle. Arrows from each card invite expansion. Print-ready, dyslexic-friendly font.

How it's presented
mode handwriting paper two line
Answer criteria
type rubric
criteria
  1. WHO answered (specific dog)
  2. WHEN answered (specific time)
  3. WHY answered (specific reason)
  4. All in one grammatical sentence
Hints
  1. WHO: whose dog? (My neighbor's, the small brown, etc.)
  2. WHEN: at what time? (At midnight, this morning, etc.)
  3. WHY: because of what? (Because a raccoon was on the porch.)
Misconceptions to watch
  • Adds only one WH-answer.
  • Answers as separate sentences, not combined into one.
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