IXL | Create varied sentences based on models

Read the model sentence from Tony Abbott's The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet.

On one wall was a tool bench filled with jars of nails, nuts, and bolts.

Use the words and phrases to create a new sentence that matches the model.

was a large desk

covered with papers, pens, and pencils

At the end of the hall

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Read the model sentence from John Reynolds Gardner's Stone Fox.

The harvest was just weeks away, and little Willy was sure that if the crop was a good one, Grandfather would get well.

Use the words and phrases to create a new sentence that matches the model.

and Mary was sure that if she planned perfectly,

The trip would begin on Friday,

there would be no problems

key idea

To make your writing more interesting, try to use a mix of different kinds of sentences. You can learn to make new kinds of sentences by imitating sentences that you read.

To imitate a model sentence, first look at its form, or pattern. Ask what sorts of words, phrases, and clauses the sentence uses and what order they are in. Then, create a new sentence following the same pattern.

Model sentence:

The mouse's name was Tucker, and he was sitting in the opening of an abandoned drain pipe in the subway station at Times Square.

New sentence:

The old ship is called Old Ironsides, and it can be seen in a dry dock at a museum in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Both sentences use and to make a compound sentence. They also both use words like in and at to tell where the subject is.

solution

Look closely at the parts of the model sentence.

The harvest was just weeks away, and little Willy was sure that if the crop was a good one, Grandfather would get well.

See how they match the parts of the new sentence.

The trip would begin on Friday, and Mary was sure that if she planned perfectly, there would be no problems.

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Not feeling ready yet? These can help:

PP.8Is the sentence simple or compound?

XX.1Identify prepositions

YY.1Identify coordinating conjunctions

YY.2Identify subordinating conjunctions

PP.10Order the words to create a sentence

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