The How GroupThe How Group is just another way to expand our sentences.

1.Why is it important to expand sentences?

2.What are some ways we learned about how to expand sentences?

Main Sentence

Trunk

Who/Whatsubject

Actionverb

Where

above, across, against, along, alongside, among, around,at, before, behind,below, beneath,beside, between, beyond, by, down,from, in, inside, into, near, off, on, onto, out, outside, over, past, through, to, toward, under, up, upon

Noun Describers

Describer noun

Describer, Describer, and Describer

Noun, describer and describer

Noun + ing

Renamer

Renamer, Repeat

Jane, my sister, helps me.

My pet, the chubby hamster in the cage, keeps me awake all night.

When

as, after, before, since, until, when, while, during

How

like/as

with/without/by

ly

Condition

although, if, though, unless, even though

Why

because, so that, since, to + verb

Day Five

HOWTRIGGER WORDS

Noun Part

How Words

like/as (simile)with/without/by-ly (adverbs)

How GroupPATTERN

How group, + Who/What + Action

Who/What + Action+ How group

Any group that comes at the beginning is followed by a comma unless it is a single

word!

The How Group ExampleThe How Group

Like busy beavers,

Who/what

we cleaned our rooms.

Action

The How GroupWho/what ActionWe cleaned our rooms quickly.

LET’S PRACTICE!