Good examples of elaborated sentences for second grade

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 An elaborated sentence adds more detail to a simple sentence.
• 📝 You can elaborate by adding adjectives (describing words), adverbs (words that describe how an action is done), and phrases (groups of words that add extra information).
• 🍎 Example: Simple Sentence: 'The dog barked.' Elaborated Sentence: 'The fluffy, brown dog barked loudly at the mailman.'
• 💡 Use 'and', 'but', 'because', 'so', or 'if' to connect ideas and make longer sentences.
• 🎨 Try to include where, when, why, or how something happened to make your sentences more interesting.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is an example of an elaborated sentence?
   1. A. The cat slept.
   2. B. The fluffy cat slept soundly on the warm rug.
   3. C. Cat.
   4. D. Sleep.
2. Which word adds detail to the following sentence: 'The bird flew.' - 'The bird flew ______.'
   1. A. quickly
   2. B. bird
   3. C. the
   4. D. flew
3. Choose the sentence that is MOST elaborated.
   1. A. The boy ran.
   2. B. The boy ran fast.
   3. C. The happy boy ran fast in the park.
   4. D. Boy ran.
4. Which of these sentences uses 'because' to elaborate?
   1. A. I like ice cream.
   2. B. I like ice cream, and my sister does too.
   3. C. I like ice cream because it is sweet.
   4. D. I like ice cream, but it melts quickly.
5. Which sentence is NOT elaborated?
   1. A. The sun shone brightly.
   2. B. The children played happily in the park.
   3. C. The flower is red.
   4. D. The dog barked loudly at the car.
6. What type of word is 'fluffy' in the sentence: 'The fluffy dog barked'?
   1. A. Verb
   2. B. Adverb
   3. C. Adjective
   4. D. Noun
7. Which sentence uses an adverb to elaborate?
   1. A. The girl sang.
   2. B. The girl sang loudly.
   3. C. The girl sang a song.
   4. D. The girl is a singer.