Thursday, September 1, 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, do not repeat
 the original sentence; return to the top of the list, but keep building on the changes made by the previous participant.

Here is the sentence:


The dying man bequeathed all his money to an animal charity.

Changes:                                                                                                                          

1. subject noun

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

6 comments:

Daryl Schaeffer said...

1. subject noun: The dying father bequeathed all his money to an animal charity.
2. direct object noun: The dying father bequeathed all his wealth to an animal charity.
3. indirect object noun: The dying father bequeathed all his wealth to the Red Cross.
4. adjective(s): The aging father bequeathed all his wealth to the Red Cross.
5. adverb(s): The aging father bequeathed some of his wealth to the Red Cross.
6. verb name: The aging father donated some of his wealth to the Red Cross.
7. verb tense: The aging father will donate some of his wealth to the Red Cross.

Valerie Dube said...

1. Subject noun: The aging philanthropist will donate all his wealth to the Red Cross.
2. Direct object noun: The aging philanthropist will donate all his fortune to the Red Cross.
3. Indirect object noun: The aging philanthropist will donate all his fortune to the animal shelter.
4. Adjective: The wealthy philanthropist will donate all his fortune to the animal shelter.
5. Adverb: The wealthy philanthropist will donate some of his fortune to the animal shelter.
6. Verb name: The wealthy philanthropist will give some of his fortune to the animal shelter.
7. Verb tense: The wealthy philanthropist gave some of his fortune to the animal shelter.

Shohrehmo said...

Subject noun:The dying citizen bequeathed all his money to an animal charity.
Direct object noun: The dying citizen bequeathed all his fortune to animal charity.
Indirect object noun:The dying citizen bequeathed all his fortune to the local orphanage.
Adjective:The generous citizen bequeathed all his fortune to the local orphanage.
Adverb: The generous citizen bequeathed part of his fortune to the local orphanage.
Verb name: The generous citizen passed on part of his fortune to the local orphanage.
Verb tense: The generous citizen had passed on part of his fortune to the local orphanage.

HJL said...

1. subject noun: The generous farmer had passed on part of his fortune to the local orphanage.
2. direct object noun: The generous farmer had passed on part of his harvest to the local orphanage.
3. indirect object noun: The generous farmer had passed on part of his harvest to the local charities.
4. adjective(s): The old farmer had passed on part of his harvest to the local charities.
*************I don’t think there is any adverb in the above sentence: isn’t “part” here a noun? I am not sure. I will change it with “all,” which I think is also a noun.
5. adverb(s): The old farmer had passed on all of his harvest to the local charities.
6. verb name: The old farmer had sent on all of his harvest to the local charities.
7. verb tense: The old farmer has sent on all of his harvest to the local charities.

Philippe Marquis said...

1. subject noun: The generous donor had passed on part of his fortune to the local orphanage.
2. direct object noun: The generous donor had passed on part of his income to the local orphanage.
3. indirect object noun: The generous donor had passed on part of his income to the local food bank.
4. adjective(s): The benevolent donor had passed on part of his income to the local food bank.
5. adverb(s): The benevolent donor had passed on some of his income to the local food bank.
6. verb name: The benevolent donor gifted on some of his income to the local food bank.
7. verb tense: The benevolent donor will gift on some of his income to the local food bank.

Michael said...

Well done, Daryl, Valerie, and Philippe. But "some" is not being used as an adverb here.

Also, Philippe, "gifted" is being used as a transitive verb, so you should not include a preposition ("The benevolent donor gifted some of his income to the local food bank.")

Shohrehmo, remember to continue from the previous poster's final sentence. Also, "part" is not an adverb.

Well done, HJL. Keep in mind that you could always add an adverb (e.g. "The old farmer had GENEROUSLY passed on all of his harvest to the local charities")