Stringy Sentences

A stringy sentence is a sentence that has too many ands. A stringy sentence is more than one sentence joined together by and. You have to break a stringy sentence into shorter sentences. Each shorter sentence should have a naming part and an action part.

Read each stringy sentence. Rewrite the sentences to make shorter sentences. Each shorter sentence should have a naming part and an action part. When you are finished, use the down arrow to check your answers.

1. I went fishing last Saturday and I caught a big fish and I had fun on the lake.

2. I went swimming while I was on the lake and I saw a frog and the frog was green.

3. I caught the frog and the frog wiggled in my hand and then he jumped away.

4. We are going back to the lake this weekend and I’m going to go fishing again and I hope I catch another big fish.

Check your answers!! Use the down arrow to see how many you got right! 1. I went fishing last Saturday. I caught a big fish.

I had fun on the lake.2. I went swimming while I was on the lake.

I saw a frog.The frog was green.

3. I caught the frog.The frog wiggled in my hand.Then he jumped away.

4. We are going back to the lake this weekend. I’m going to go fishing again.I hope I catch another big fish.

Challenge Work!!

Write two new sentences about what you do on the weekend. Switch papers with a neighbor. Make sure it is NOT a stringy sentence. Make sure that it has a capital letter and an end mark.