Sentence Expansion
6 STEPS1ST – CHANGE GENERIC VERBS2ND – CHANGE GENERIC NOUNS3RD – ADD ADJECTIVES4TH – ADD ADVERBS5TH – ADD A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE6TH- ADD A SIMILIE OR METAPHOR
SAMPLE SENTENCETHE GIRL GOT THE FOOD
1ST STEPCHANGE THE GENERIC VERB(S)THE GIRL GOT THE FOODThe girl devoured the food
2ND STEPCHANGE THE GENERIC NOUNSTHE GIRL devoured THE FOODHelga devoured the Double Whopper
3RD STEPADD ADJECTIVESHusky Helga devoured the finger licking good Double Whopper
4TH STEPADD ADVERBSHusky Helga eagerly devoured finger licking good Double Whopper
5TH STEPADD A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASEHusky Helga eagerly devoured finger licking good Double Whopper in the bat cave with Batman and Robin.
6TH STEPADD A SIMILIE OR METAPHORLike a thief in the  night, Husky Helga eagerly devoured finger licking good Double Whopper in the bat cave with Batman and Robin.

Sentence Expansion Activity

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    6 STEPS1ST –CHANGE GENERIC VERBS2ND – CHANGE GENERIC NOUNS3RD – ADD ADJECTIVES4TH – ADD ADVERBS5TH – ADD A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE6TH- ADD A SIMILIE OR METAPHOR
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    1ST STEPCHANGE THEGENERIC VERB(S)THE GIRL GOT THE FOODThe girl devoured the food
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    2ND STEPCHANGE THEGENERIC NOUNSTHE GIRL devoured THE FOODHelga devoured the Double Whopper
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    3RD STEPADD ADJECTIVESHuskyHelga devoured the finger licking good Double Whopper
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    4TH STEPADD ADVERBSHuskyHelga eagerly devoured finger licking good Double Whopper
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    5TH STEPADD APREPOSITIONAL PHRASEHusky Helga eagerly devoured finger licking good Double Whopper in the bat cave with Batman and Robin.
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    6TH STEPADD ASIMILIE OR METAPHORLike a thief in the night, Husky Helga eagerly devoured finger licking good Double Whopper in the bat cave with Batman and Robin.