2nd grade writing & editing

Example

We ate lunch. Which sentence adds the most useful detail?

1. Add adjectives and phrases about where, when or why to make a sentence more interesting.
2. So the answer is: We ate a picnic lunch under the old oak tree.

Answer: We ate a picnic lunch under the old oak tree.

Example

Read Rosa's letter. Which part is the body (the main message)? 12 May Dear Grandma, Thank you for the dinosaur book. I have read it three times already! My favourite part is about the fossils. Love from, Rosa

1. Friendly letters have a date, a greeting (Dear…), a body, a closing (Love from…) and a signature.
2. So the answer is: Thank you for the dinosaur book…

Answer: Thank you for the dinosaur book…

Example

Choose the linking word that fits. Our playground needs more benches ___ there is nowhere to sit.

1. Opinion writing uses linking words to give and add reasons.
2. Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "Our playground needs more benches because there is nowhere to sit."
3. So the answer is: because

Answer: because