details.
me dump truck.
EXERCISE 12 Expanding Sentences
On a separate sheet of paper, expand the sentences below by adding
prepositional phrases. Avoid adding more than four to each sentence.
(More than four can make a sentence sing-songy.) Make up all the
details you need in order to create interesting sentences. Underline
all of the prepositions you add to the sentences.
EXAMPLE
Carla found her notes.
Yesterday after dinner Carla found her missing notes for
orteg her research paper under the front seat in her older
brother's car.
1. Jenna slipped and fell.
2. Cary threw the ball.
3. The cat leaped.
4. We heard a sound.
5. No one noticed.
6. We go.
7. Can you tell?
8. Nobody was home.
9. It's dark.
10. We were alone.
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