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A Sentence Kernel is:
A Sentence Kernel is:
a simple, active, declarative sentence containing no modifiers or connectives that may be used in making more elaborate sentences.
A sentence kernel is not a sentence fragment.
E.g. NOT a kernel
They seem.
She enjoys.
John
E.g. Is a kernel
Germany surrendered.
Picasso painted.
America rejoiced.
Choosing your question words
Choosing your question words
To expand a kernel, students should be provided with question words, in this order
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
Using just 2 or 3 questions words is sufficient for a sentence kernel to be expanded.
Example
Jane ran.
When: 7 am
Where: the park
Why: to get fit
At seven in the morning, Jane ran in the park because she wanted to get fit.
Example
Dresden burned.
When: 13th February 1945
Why: major rail transport and communication centre, housing 110 factories and 50,000 workers in support of the German war effort
How: 722 heavy bombers of the British Royal Air Force and 527 of the United States Army Air Forces dropped more than 3,900 tons of high-explosive bombs and incendiary devices on the city
The German city of Dresden, a city housing factories and workers that were supporting the German war effort, was bombed by more than a thousand British and United States aircraft on the 13th February 1945 in order to slow the Nazi's defense of the country.
Example
Pyramids were built.
When: 2600s BC
Where: Giza, Egypt, along the Nile
Why: tombs for Pharaohs, grand gateways to the afterlife
The great pyramids at Giza, grand tombs built in the 2600s BC for the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt, were designed as gateways to the afterlife.
Example
Water boils
What: The boiling point of water is 100 C
When: The boiling point of water depends on the atmospheric pressure, which changes according to elevation
Why: When water is heated to 100 C it bubbles and turns to vapour.
When heated to 100 degrees Celsius, water bubbles and turns into vapour, although at different altitudes the temperature required to make this happen can vary.
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