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D ADDING DE TAILS TO THE TOPIC

DETAILS are small, interesting bits of information. They add more specific
information to your topic. The information should be important to the
topic. Without DETAILS, your writing tells us nothing. Use DETAILS and
make your writing full of interesting ideas.

EXAMPLE

We had a party.

What kind? We had a birthday party.
Where?
Who? We had a birthday party at the park.

Anything else? M y friends had a birthday party for me at
the park.

There were games, music, and swimming
at my party.

YOUR
TURN What DETAILS could you add to this sentence?

They enjoyed the game.

Who? What kind?
enjoyed the game.
They enjoyed the baseball
game.

When? Anything else?
They thought the game
They enjoyed the baseball
was very exciting.
game .
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