Building Sentences: Who, What, Where, When — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 2nd Grade sentences & clauses worksheet.
Building Sentences: Who, What, Where, When — Answers
Part A: Which question?
Which question does the bold part answer? Circle who, what, where or when.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: who
The farmer is the person doing the action, so it answers who.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: what
An apple is the thing Sam ate, so it answers what.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: where
At the beach tells us the place, so it answers where.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: when
At seven o'clock tells us the time, so it answers when.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: who
My sister is the person doing the action, so it answers who.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: where
Under the bed tells us the place, so it answers where.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: when
On Friday tells us the time, so it answers when.
- Awho
- Bwhat
- Cwhere
- Dwhen
Answer: what
The bike is the thing Dad fixed, so it answers what.
Part B: Build the sentence
Put the parts together to make one sentence. Start with a capital letter and end with a punctuation mark.
Answer: The kids played tag in the park.
Answer: Grandpa read a book after lunch.
- Also correct: After lunch, Grandpa read a book.
Answer: A frog jumped into the pond.
Answer: We went swimming on Saturday.
- Also correct: On Saturday, we went swimming.
Part C: Spot the detail
Circle the sentence that gives the detail asked for.
- AThe bird sang.
- BThe bird sang in the tree.
Answer: The bird sang in the tree.
In the tree tells us where the bird sang.
- AWe ate pizza on Sunday.
- BWe ate pizza.
Answer: We ate pizza on Sunday.
On Sunday tells us when we ate pizza.
- ARan to the shop.
- BMia ran to the shop.
Answer: Mia ran to the shop.
Mia tells us who ran to the shop.
- AThe bus came at nine o'clock.
- BThe bus came to the school at nine o'clock.
Answer: The bus came to the school at nine o'clock.
To the school tells us where and at nine o'clock tells us when.
Part D: Your turn
Model answer: My brother played soccer at the park after school.
Success criteria:
- Tells who
- Tells what they did
- Tells where and when
- Starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.