Masterpiece Sentences: A Step-by-Step Guide

Place a sticky note on each square below. Then, follow the steps to create magnificent
Masterpiece Sentences.

Stage 1: Prepare Your Canvas

All sentences have a subject and predicate. Create your base sentence.

Who/What did it? What did they do?

Subject Predicate

(noun) (verb)

Stage 2: Paint Your Predicate

Tell more about what happened.
When? Where? How?

(prepositional phrase/adverb) (prepositional phrase/adverb) (prepositional phrase/adverb)

What did they do it to?

Direct Object
*Not Always Used*

(noun)

Stage 3: Move the Predicate Painters

Now, move your sticky notes around until you come up with a sentence that sounds pleasing.