Name the three types of sentence openings we practised.
Time, place and manner.
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At midnight, I heard a faint noise. I crept down the stairs. My favourite food is pizza. I opened the door and saw a cat. | Which sentence doesn't belong?
'My favourite food is pizza.' It doesn't support the paragraph's main idea.
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Improve this weak ending: 'I saw a box. It was strange. The end.'
Accept a meaningful closing sentence that fits the discovery, such as 'I hurried home, wondering what was inside.'
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Change this sentence into the past tense: 'I open the door.'
I opened the door.
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How many main ideas should one paragraph have?
One main idea.
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I walked into the room. I saw a box. I opened it. I was surprised. | What kind of sentence opening is missing?
A time, place or manner opening. For example: 'Early that morning, I walked into the room.'
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What are the three parts of our paragraph?
Opening, 2â3 details, and a clear ending.
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Late that evening, I walked into the garden. I saw a strange box near the tree. I opened it carefully. | What important part is missing?
A clear ending. The paragraph stops without closing the idea.
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Write ONE sentence that starts with a PLACE opening and uses a vocabulary word.
Example: 'Behind the old house, I spotted a peculiar shadow.'
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Cautiously, I opened the door. I heard a faint sound. I saw a peculiar animal. I was frightened. | Is the paragraph missing its details, or does it already have them? Explain
It already has supporting details: the faint sound and peculiar animal. Students should justify using evidence
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Fix this sentence: 'cautiously i open the old door'
