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Predicate expanders MODIFY (or change) your thoughts about what's going on in the predicate.
Predicate expanders MODIFY (or change) your thoughts about what's going on in the predicate.
For example, picture this sentence:
For example, picture this sentence:
My dog runs.
My dog runs.
Now picture THIS sentence:
Now picture THIS sentence:
My dog runs through the field of flowers.
My dog runs through the field of flowers.
Did the picture in your mind change? Sure! That's the work of a predicate expander.
Did the picture in your mind change? Sure! That's the work of a predicate expander.
These phrases work to answer the questions WHERE, HOW, WHEN, and WHY.
These phrases work to answer the questions WHERE, HOW, WHEN, and WHY.
Predicate expanders are marked with a triangle. This reminds us visually that they are related to predicates, because when you close in each "mountain" of the predicate mark, you are creating a predicate expander.
In class, this is how we mark predicate expanders:
We've told the students that it's ok to mark with partial sides like this (/_______\) because drawing the triangles around the entire phrase can be difficult.
Using predicate expanders in a sentence provides additional details and makes the sentence much more interesting. The sample sentence contains three different predicate expanders, but even the addition of one creates a better sentence.
Using predicate expanders in a sentence provides additional details and makes the sentence much more interesting. The sample sentence contains three different predicate expanders, but even the addition of one creates a better sentence.
As you can see from the sentence above, they can also be moved around, which is GREAT for creating interesting sentences with mobility. That keeps all sentences from sounding the same.
As you can see from the sentence above, they can also be moved around, which is GREAT for creating interesting sentences with mobility. That keeps all sentences from sounding the same.
For example, the same sample sentence could have been written several different ways:
For example, the same sample sentence could have been written several different ways:
Slowly, the fireflies blink in the air at night.
Slowly, the fireflies blink in the air at night.
In the air, the fireflies slowly blink at night.
In the air, the fireflies slowly blink at night.
The fireflies slowly blink in the air at night.
The fireflies slowly blink in the air at night.
In the air, the fireflies blink slowly at night.
In the air, the fireflies blink slowly at night.
Slowly, the fireflies blink at night in the air.
Slowly, the fireflies blink at night in the air.
Anytime a sentence begins with a predicate expander, it is followed by a comma. (See what we did there?)
Anytime a sentence begins with a predicate expander, it is followed by a comma. (See what we did there?)
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