IXL | Add descriptive details to sentences

Look at the picture and the sentence.

Valerie made her dog happy.

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

Valerie made her

enormous

dog happy

spotted

enormous

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Learn with an example

question

Look at the picture and the sentence.

Hal bought a scooter for his brother.

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

Hal bought a

shiny new

scooter for his brother.

tiny toy

shiny new

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 shiny new. It describes what the scooter looks like.

Hal bought a shiny new scooter for his brother.

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