BASIC SENTENCE PATTERN (part 3) Subject-Verb-Expansion (SVE)

c)      Subject-Verb-Expansion (SVE)

Expansion means making complete sentences longer. You can expend a complete sentence by adding more words. Use WH-Questions to help expand the sentences. Look at these examples:

1.        The car stopped. (This is a complete sentence)

The car stopped suddenly. (How)

The car stopped in front of the house. (Where)

The car stopped yesterday. (When)

The car stopped for five minutes. (For how long)

EXERCISE E

Underline the expansions in these sentences.

1. A child cried in the night. (When)
2. That cat ran into the house. (Where)
3. The clown joked for an hour. (For how long)
4. All people clapped loudly. (How)
5. The telephone rang for a long time. (For how long)
6. They arrived at six o’clock. (When)
7. The terrorists hid in the jungle. (Where)
8. The children played happily. (How)
9. We stood on the beach. (Where)
10. The examination started on Monday.  (When)

EXERCISE F

Expand these sentences by adding a suitable expansion.

1. My grandfather danced ______________________ . (How)
2. Our teacher stood __________________________. (Where)
3. Nordin swims ______________________________. (When)
4. The couple quarrelled ________________________. (For how long)
5. The boys fought ____________________________. (Where)
6. Mr. Lim slept _______________________________. (How)
7. The tree fell _______________________________. (When)
8. The speaker spoke_________________________________. (How) (For how long)
9. The boys played football ____________________________. (Where) (When)
10. Kim Seng walked _________________________________________________. (How) (For how long) (Where) (When)