STRETCHING
SENTENCES
& THEY CAN FORM
GOOD STORY!
Copy all and complete the exercises in your exercise
book.
SAMPLE 1
Jenny drove for the first time after she got her driving license.
It was the first time Jenny had driven a car since she passed her driving test. She
was on her way home from her friend’s house. It was dark and there was a
drizzle. Jenny knew that it was dangerous for a new driver to drive at night but
she was cautious and alert. She knew that she would have a safe trip home.
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Tips: Remember that how we can stretch the sentence (panjangkan ayat) by
using:
Technique 1: WH-Questions techniques (Where did Jenny go? How was her trip)
(Gunakan soalan dan bina ayat berdasarkan soalan)
Technique 2: 5 senses (It was dark and there was a drizzle) –sight (deria
penglihatan
PRACTICE 1
He hoped not to bump into Ron, the bully.
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It was four o’clock by the time the choir _________ was over. David walked
hesitantly towards the school gate. He hoped that he would be able to
_________the school before he bumped into Ron, the school bully. He was
__________ of Ron and it always seemed that he would bump into him whenever
he left school late. David had just turned around the ________ when he noticed to
his dismay that Ron was ___________ casually against the school gate, staring
into his direction.
PRACTICE 2
Anis tried to catch the last bus to get home.
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It was a Saturday night and Anis was on his way home after a barbecue
____________ at her friend’s house. She was _______________ that she had
managed to __________he last bus to get home. As it was the weekend night, the
passengers on board the bus were ___________ like sardines. The bus had just
left the expressway when the blasting of a __________ was heard from behind.
PRACTICE 3
Danielle and I were bestfriends.
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I have been friends with Daniella since we were _____________. Back then, our
parents used to take us to the _____________ together. My mother would chat
with Danielle’s mother while we played on the _________ and the slides. We did
the same thing every weekday afternoon. When we grew ____________, we
walked to school together. By a stroke of luck, Danielle and I ended up in the
same class. We were ___________________.
PRACTICE 4
I had an outing with my family.
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I sat at the back of the car with my arms folded, sulking. I had to ___________ a
cinema outing with my friends because my parents wanted to have a family
outing. I was upset for that reason. But, something finally _______ my mood.
I was surprised when my father turned his car into a huge field where a huge
yellow and red hot-air balloon was. I had seen it many times whenever I
__________ by to go to school. I had always wondered what it would be like being
in it and floating one hundred and fifty metres above the ______________. Then,
I had even told my parents many times that I was ________ for this family
outing.
NOW, IT’S YOUR TURN TO STRETCH THE
SENTENCE TO BECOME A GOOD
PARAGRAPH!
We met a new teacher on the first day of school.
