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Improving sentences
Objective  to improve sentences by adding:
 adjectives
adverbs
a prepositional phrase
Our basic sentence
A dog barked.
Adding adjectives
What is an adjective and what is its job?
A describing word To describe the noun
The dog barked.
The ferocious dog barked.
The scruffy dog barked.
The aggravated dog barked.
Now its your turn to add an adjective. The ----------- dog barked.
The adjective
goes before
the noun.
Adding adverbs
What is an adverb? What does it do?
Tells you how
something is being
done
It qualifies
the verb
The ferocious dog barked.
The ferocious dog barked noisily.
The ferocious dog barked excitedly.
Now its your turn, how did the dog bark? Add an adverb to your
already improved sentence.
Adding a prepositional phrase
What is a prepositional phrase ?
It tells you where or when something happened
Some examples are: on, in, under, by, after, through, during,
beside, of, over, behind
They can go at the beginning, in the middle or at the
end of the sentence.
The ferocious dog barked noisily.
All through the
night the ferocious
dog barked noisily.
The ferocious dog,
in the back of the
car, barked noisily.
The ferocious
dog barked
noisily through
the hole in the
fence.
Can you add a prepositional phrase to the beginning or
end of your sentence?
Putting it altogether!
The ferocious dog barked
noisily through the hole in the
fence.
Heres what we started with - The dog barked.
And heres our improved sentence!
Now read your own sentence out loud
Choose a basic sentence from the list below to work with.
Roll the dice and follow the instructions.
Score: 1 point if you correctly add an adjective.
1 point if you correctly add an adverb
2 points if you correctly add a prepositional phrase
Can you score over 20 points by improving the sentences?
On the dice 
1 or 4 = add an adjective
2 or 5 = add an adverb
3 = add a prepositional
phrase
6 = choose your own
Sentences to improve 
The boy ran.
The sun shone.
The horse galloped.
The candle flickered.
The crowd cheered.
The cat climbed.
Time to show off what you know!
The wolf howled.
Can you add an
adjective?
Can you add
an adverb?
Can you add a prepositional phrase?
See if you can make your sentence Sparkle!
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Improving-sentences.ppt.ssc examinations

  • 1. Improving sentences Objective to improve sentences by adding: adjectives adverbs a prepositional phrase
  • 2. Our basic sentence A dog barked.
  • 3. Adding adjectives What is an adjective and what is its job? A describing word To describe the noun The dog barked. The ferocious dog barked. The scruffy dog barked. The aggravated dog barked. Now its your turn to add an adjective. The ----------- dog barked. The adjective goes before the noun.
  • 4. Adding adverbs What is an adverb? What does it do? Tells you how something is being done It qualifies the verb The ferocious dog barked. The ferocious dog barked noisily. The ferocious dog barked excitedly. Now its your turn, how did the dog bark? Add an adverb to your already improved sentence.
  • 5. Adding a prepositional phrase What is a prepositional phrase ? It tells you where or when something happened Some examples are: on, in, under, by, after, through, during, beside, of, over, behind They can go at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of the sentence. The ferocious dog barked noisily. All through the night the ferocious dog barked noisily. The ferocious dog, in the back of the car, barked noisily. The ferocious dog barked noisily through the hole in the fence. Can you add a prepositional phrase to the beginning or end of your sentence?
  • 6. Putting it altogether! The ferocious dog barked noisily through the hole in the fence. Heres what we started with - The dog barked. And heres our improved sentence! Now read your own sentence out loud
  • 7. Choose a basic sentence from the list below to work with. Roll the dice and follow the instructions. Score: 1 point if you correctly add an adjective. 1 point if you correctly add an adverb 2 points if you correctly add a prepositional phrase Can you score over 20 points by improving the sentences? On the dice 1 or 4 = add an adjective 2 or 5 = add an adverb 3 = add a prepositional phrase 6 = choose your own Sentences to improve The boy ran. The sun shone. The horse galloped. The candle flickered. The crowd cheered. The cat climbed.
  • 8. Time to show off what you know! The wolf howled. Can you add an adjective? Can you add an adverb? Can you add a prepositional phrase? See if you can make your sentence Sparkle!