Write Who Did What
Turn a supplied detail into a complete, accurate sentence.
Supplied materials
- Original story: “Ben carries a box. The box holds three crayons. Ben sets it on a desk.” Draft answer to “What does Ben carry?”: “a box”
- Paper and pencil; spoken responses are welcome.
Learn the idea
An answer can name something without being a complete sentence. To make a sentence here, say who and what that person does: Ben carries a box. Start with a capital letter and finish with a period. An adult can help form letters or write a dictated sentence while the learner supplies the words.
A clear response also keeps the story detail accurate. “Ben carries a box” answers the question directly. “Ben carries a desk” has a person and action but changes the object. First check meaning against the passage; then check the capital and period. The two checks solve different problems.
- Read the story or ask an adult to read it.
- Find Ben and the object he carries.
- Expand “a box” by adding who and an action.
- Read your sentence aloud; check the story, initial capital, and final period.
See the method in action
I revise “a box” to “Ben carries a box.” The sentence names Ben and tells his action. It starts with B, ends with a period, and matches the first story sentence.
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See the answer and explanation
Ben carries a box.
Ben carries a box is a complete sentence with the correct object. The other complete sentence changes the object; the remaining choices do not name who does the action.
Take it further
Change the first sentence to “Ben carries a bag.” Model revision: “Ben carries a bag.” Keep the capital, action, and period but replace box with bag because that is the new carried object.
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