Q1.
Stringing together.
Jeevan waited.
Jeevan waited for the bus.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain because his scooter was in the garage being repaired.
Frame a set of sentences as shown in the example. Make sure that each sentence is longer than the previous one.
Jeevan waited.
Jeevan waited for the bus.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain.
Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain because his scooter was in the garage being repaired.
Frame a set of sentences as shown in the example. Make sure that each sentence is longer than the previous one.
Answer
Look at what happens in the book’s example. The sentence never changes — it only grows. Each time, one new piece of news is added at the end.
| Sentence | What the new piece tells us |
|---|---|
| Jeevan waited. | who, and what he did |
| Jeevan waited for the bus. | what he waited for |
| Jeevan waited for the bus all morning. | how long |
| Jeevan waited for the bus all morning in the rain. | where, and in what weather |
| … because his scooter was in the garage being repaired. | why |
How to make your own set:
- Start with a short sentence of two words — a name and an action.
- Add what the action was done to.
- Add when or how long.
- Add where.
- Last, add why, using the word because.
Copy the whole sentence again each time. Only then does each one become longer than the last.
Model answer — set 1:
Meera read.
Meera read a story.
Meera read a story after school.
Meera read a story after school under the neem tree.
Meera read a story after school under the neem tree because her friend had given her the book.
Meera read a story.
Meera read a story after school.
Meera read a story after school under the neem tree.
Meera read a story after school under the neem tree because her friend had given her the book.
Model answer — set 2:
Arjun ran.
Arjun ran to the ground.
Arjun ran to the ground in the evening.
Arjun ran to the ground in the evening with his new ball.
Arjun ran to the ground in the evening with his new ball because his team was waiting for him.
Arjun ran to the ground.
Arjun ran to the ground in the evening.
Arjun ran to the ground in the evening with his new ball.
Arjun ran to the ground in the evening with his new ball because his team was waiting for him.
Why this is worth doing: A short sentence tells us very little. Each extra piece answers one more question — what, when, where, why. That is how a writer turns a bare sentence into a full picture.
Tip: Do not join two different stories with and. That only makes the sentence long, not fuller. Add news about the same happening every time.