Group+5+Sentence+Expanding


 * Definition**: In sentence expanding, students try to improve their sentences, making them more complex or professional. Students can expand sentences using words, phrases, or clauses.

1. He popped the hood of his truck, __, in order to check for problems.
 * Example**: Expanding sentences with adjective clauses (begin with who or which)
 * He popped the hood of his truck, WHICH was overheating, in order to check for problems.

1. When teaching about phrases or clauses, some students may not understand the terms like appositive, and so using these sentences can show the students how to incorporate this into sentences. Each lesson tells us what options of words we can use (see example above) and so students can learn the key words and it will become easier. 2. It can improve student writing because they can learn how to form more complex sentences and see examples of how to do so.
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