IXL | Add descriptive details to sentences

Look at the picture and the sentence.

Uncle Stu and Bobby made soup.

Now, add a detail to the sentence so it says more about the picture.

With smiles on their faces

, Uncle Stu and Bobby made soup.

With smiles on their faces

With all their friends

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question

Look at the picture and the sentence.

Uncle Stu and Bobby made soup.

Now, add a detail to the sentence so it says more about the picture.

With smiles on their faces

, Uncle Stu and Bobby made soup.

With all their friends

With smiles on their faces

key idea

When you write, you can add details to your sentences. Details can make your sentences clearer. They can also make your sentences more interesting and fun to read.

For example, you can add details to describe how a person looks or acts:

Grinning from ear to ear, Sandy jogged across the field.

You can also add details to describe what a place or thing is like:

Grinning from ear to ear, Sandy jogged across the large grassy field.

solution

Look at the picture.

The right detail to add is with smiles on their faces. It describes how Uncle Stu and Bobby look.

With smiles on their faces, Uncle Stu and Bobby made soup.

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