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In order to comprehend (understand) what you read, your mind needs to do many things as you read.
One of the things your mind does as you read is find details in sentences. In fact your English exam always has a number of questions that require you to find details. What is a detail? Read on.
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Before you can learn to find details in sentences you read, you will need to understand the meaning of these question words:
WHO WHAT WHO WHAT WHICH WHICH HOW HOW
WHERE WHERE WHEN WHEN
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A simple sentence in English can be made up of six parts – not words!
A simple sentence can have many words but a maximum of six parts. Each part answers one of these question words.WHO WHAT WHO WHAT WHICH WHICH HOW HOW
WHERE WHERE WHEN WHEN
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Look at these examples from ON LOCATION Grade 12 book. How many words are there in each sentence?Omar enjoys reading books about baseball and football.
Work on your toughest assignment first.
Lori had to drop some of her favorite after school activities.
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Look at these examples from ON LOCATION Grade 12 book. How many words are there in each sentence?Omar enjoys reading books about baseball and football. (8 words)
Work on your toughest assignment first. (6 words)
Lori had to drop some of her favorite after school activities. (11 words)
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How many parts are there in.....?
Omar enjoys reading books about baseball and football. (8 words)
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There are three parts. Each part is a ‘detail’.
Omar (part one) enjoys (part two)
reading books about baseball and football. (part three)
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Each detail
Omar
enjoys
reading books about baseball and football.
Who?Who?
What What action?action?
What?What?
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How many parts are there in.....?
Work on your toughest assignment first. (6 words)
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There are two parts. Each part is a ‘detail’.
Work on(part one) your toughest assignment first. (part two)
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Each detail
Work on
your toughest assignment first.
What What action?action?
What?What?
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How many parts are there in.....?
Lori had to drop some of her favorite after school activities. (11 words)
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There are three parts. Each part is a ‘detail’.
Lori (part 1) had to drop (part 2)
some of her favorite after school activities. (part 3)
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Each detail
Lori
had to drop
some of her favorite after school activities.
Who?Who?
What What action?action?
What?What?
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How many parts are there in.....?
The tall guy ran very quickly into the house at 7 pm. (12 words)
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There are three parts. Each part is a ‘detail’.
The tall guy (part 1) ran (part 2)
very quickly (part 3)
into the house (part 4)
at 7pm (part 5)
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Each detail
The tall guy
ran
very quickly into the house
at 7 pm.
Who?Who?
What What action?action?
How?How?
Where Where ??
When?When?
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Who ran very quickly into the house at 7 pm? (the detail of who)
What happened? (the action detail)
How did the tall guy run into the house at 7 pm? (the detail of how)
Where did the tall guy run at 7 pm? (the detail of where)
When did the tall guy run into the house? ( the detail of when)
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A simple sentence has up to six parts (in red)
Each part can answer the question words (in blue)
See diagram on the next slideSee diagram on the next slide
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actionsubject object manner place time
Who?
What?
Who?
What?
How? Where?
When?
1 2 3 4 5 6
When you are reading a sentence always think of the parts and what each part answers.
Who action?
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Try to find the parts of the sentences. Circle the parts and write the question word each part answers.
I do my homework after school.
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Try to find the parts of the sentences. Circle the parts and write the question word each part answers.
I make a homework schedule every week.
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Try to find the parts of the sentences. Circle the parts and write the question word each part answers.
I can’t remember what I said.
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What to do in the reading part:
• Read each question first.• Look at the question word.• Think if the question word is looking for a detail.• Note the detail the question word is looking for.• Read the text and find the details.• Answer the questions.
(some questions words do not look for (some questions words do not look for details. You will learn about that in part details. You will learn about that in part two.two.
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What to do in the reading part:
• Read each question first.• Look at the question word.• Think if the question word is looking for a detail.• Note the detail the question word is looking for.
(some questions words do not look for (some questions words do not look for details. You will learn about that in part details. You will learn about that in part two.two.
How did people use to press their clothes?How did people use to press their clothes?mannermanner
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actionsubject object manner place time
Who?
What?
Who?
What?
How? Where?
When?
Who action?
actionsubject object manner place time
Who?
What?
Who?
What?
How? Where?
When?
Who action?
and, but
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