Thursday, January 21, 2016

*ALL CHANGE!*

Change the words in the sentence below as indicated.

Please change only the exact word in the sequence given. Each participant should build on the changes made by the previous participant.

For instance, if the original sentence is "Benson hurriedly told the bad news to his friends":


participant 1 could write "#1 Subject Noun: Michael hurriedly told the bad news to his friends";


participant 2 could then write "#2 Direct Object Noun: Michael hurriedly told the bad joke to his friends";


participant 3 could then write "#3 Indirect Object Noun: Michael hurriedly told the bad joke to his wife";

etc.


You are free to make as many changes as you wish. Just remember to number each change (and indicate the part of speech) so it is clear to everyone where we are on the list.


Participants who make all 7 changes will receive 2 bonus marks for their efforts.

When all 7 changes have been made, return to the top of the list and continue.


Here is the sentence:


The helpful, young instructor eagerly taught his students the basic rules of grammar

Changes:                                                                                                                          

1. subject noun

2. direct object noun          
3. indirect object noun                  
4. adjective(s)
5. adverb(s)    
6. verb name      
7. verb tense

3 comments:

jasminefo said...

1. subject noun – The helpful, young teacher eagerly taught his students the basic rules of grammar.
2. direct object noun – The helpful, young teacher eagerly taught his students the basic laws of mathematics.
3. indirect object noun – The helpful, young teacher eagerly taught his pupils the basic laws of mathematics.
4. adjective(s) – The kind, knowledgeable teacher eagerly taught his pupils the advanced laws of mathematics.
5. adverb(s) – The kind, knowledgeable teacher enthusiastically taught his pupils the advanced laws of mathematics.
6. verb name – The kind, knowledgeable teacher enthusiastically explained to his pupils the advanced laws of mathematics.
7. verb tense – The kind, knowledgeable teacher enthusiastically explains to his pupils the advanced laws of mathematics.

WN155 said...

1. Subject noun - The kind, knowledgeable professor enthusiastically explains to his pupils the advanced laws of mathematics
2. Direct object noun - The kind, knowledgeable professor enthusiastically explains to his pupils the advanced laws of motion.
3. Indirect object noun - The kind, knowledgeable professor enthusiastically explains to his class the advanced laws of motion.
4. Adjective - The kind, passionate professor enthusiastically explains to his class the advanced laws of motion.
5. Adverb - The kind, passionate professor eagerly explains to his class the advanced laws of motion.
6. Verb Name - The kind, passionate professor eagerly lectures to his class the advanced laws of motion.
7. Verb Tense - The kind, passionate professor is eagerly lecturing to his class the advanced laws of motion.

Michael said...

Very well done, both of you!