IALT: make a sentence more interesting by adding adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases.
A prepositional phrase shows the relationship between a noun/ proper noun and another noun in a sentence. It usually tells us when or where.
Watch this video to help you understand prepositions
E.g. The shark.
The ferocious shark glided smoothly through the water towards the boat. |
Adjectives | Adverbs | Prepositional phrases |
Freezing Enormous Grumpy Strolled Beautiful Joyful Ferocious | Nervously Quietly Patiently Lonely Loudly Bravely Sparkly Rapidly Continuously Smoothly | Through the woods Over the bridge All through the night On the fluffy mat In the ocean Through the jungle Towards the boat |
Use some of the words and phrases above to expand these sentences:
The baby cried.
The freezing baby cried l``oudly all through the night. |
The class walked.
The joyful class walked loudly over the bridge. |
The students sat.
The beautiful students sat quietly on the fluffy mat. |
I swam.
I swam joyfully in the ocean alone. |
The elephant stomped.
The grumpy elephant stomped lonely through the woods. |