Predicate Expanders 1

Directions:

A predicate expander tells when, where, why, or how.

Each of the sentences below has an underlined predicate expander.

What is each predicate expander telling you?

Milton the Mole and his family heard a noise when they were eating breakfast.

This predicate expander tells __________when.


The noise came from above their home.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


Milton left breakfast to try to stop the noise.

This predicate expander tells __________why.


His mother did not want him to go because the light might hurt Milton's eyes.

This predicate expander tells __________why.


Milton dug his way out of the burrow.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


Above the burrow a rabbit was thumping.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


He was scratching an itch with his feet.

This predicate expander tells __________how.


Now Milton knew that the rabbit had been making the noise.

This predicate expander tells __________when.


A bee buzzed near Milton.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


The rabbit pointed at the bee.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


He said, "Watch out!" because he did not want Milton to get stung.

This predicate expander tells __________why.


Milton could not see the bee with his bad eyes.

This predicate expander tells __________how.


The rabbit was surprised because Milton could not see the bee.

This predicate expander tells __________why.


Moles do not need good eyesight underground.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


The rabbit could run fast.

This predicate expander tells __________how.


Milton could dig backward and forward.

This predicate expander tells __________how.


Milton could hear a worm as it crawled.

This predicate expander tells __________when.


Milton could feel food with his nose.

This predicate expander tells __________how.


He could also feel food with his tail.

This predicate expander tells __________how.


Milton did not need good eyes underground.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


He wanted to see things if he came up again.

This predicate expander tells __________when.


Milton offered to bring a worm to the rabbit.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


Since the rabbit ate vegetables, he did not want a worm.

This predicate expander tells __________why.


Milton went to his burrow.

This predicate expander tells __________where.


The rabbit went and scratched someplace else.

This predicate expander tells __________where.