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Imitating Sentences

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The frog/ swam/ in the water.

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Imitating Sentences The frog/ swam/ in the water. Complete subject

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Imitating Sentences The frog/ swam/ in the water. Verb

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Imitating Sentences The frog/ swam/ in the water. Prepositional phrase

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The frog/ swam/ in the water. We can imitate this sentence by replacing the sentence parts.

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The frog/ swam/ in the water. This picture shows a moth. Where would we put this word in our new sentence?

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The moth/ swam/ in the water. Hmmdoes this sentence make sense? Try to replace the rest of the parts to describe the picture.

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The moth/ climbed/ on the grass. Here is one possibility. What other sentences did you create?

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Longer Sentences Quickly,/ the salamander/ scuttled/ under the log.

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Longer Sentences Quickly,/ the salamander/ scuttled/ under the log. Subject

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Longer Sentences Quickly,/ the salamander/ scuttled/ under the log. Verb

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Longer Sentences Quickly,/ the salamander/ scuttled/ under the log. Prepositional phrase

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Longer Sentences Quickly,/ the salamander/ scuttled/ under the log. Adver b

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Quickly,/ the salamander/ scuttled/ under the log. Use the sentence parts above to write a new sentence to describe this picture.

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Even longer sentences! At dusk, the lean fox trotted along the dunes.

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Can you break this sentence into chunks? At dusk, the lean fox trotted along the dunes.

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Can you break this sentence into chunks? At dusk,/ the lean fox/ trotted/ along the dunes.

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Now, try to imitate the sentence At dusk,/ the lean fox/ trotted/ along the dunes.

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Here is one idea In the afternoon,/ the baby bird/ chirped/ in the grass.

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What did you learn? What have you learned about writing sentences?

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Ready to go solo? Write the original sentence and its attribution. Then, below that, complete your imitation. Pay attention to the diction, syntax, and nuances of language.

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Your Turn: Your CSI is due BOC tomorrow! He pauses at the coffin, stopping, looking at me, his face furious. ~ William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying