Thursday, October 13, 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

2 comments:

EsteraC said...

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

1.The dying senator bequeathed all his money to an animal charity.
2.The dying senator bequeathed all his funds to an animal charity.
3.The dying senator bequeathed all his funds to an animal shelter.
4.The philanthropic senator bequeathed all his funds to a homeless shelter.
5.The philanthropic senator bequeathed just his funds to a homeless shelter.
6.The philanthropic senator offered just his funds to a homeless shelter.
7.The philanthropic senator will offer just his funds to a homeless shelter.

Michael said...

Very nice -- but "just" is not an adverb. Actually, there is no adverb in the original sentence, so you would have had to add one.