Change the words in the sentence below as indicated. You can only change the exact word in the sequence given; after someone else has posted the next change, then you can post another change. Student 1 writes #1 Subject Noun, and changes the subject noun; Student 2 writes #2 Direct Object Noun, and changes that noun. Each student only makes one change at a time and keeps to the order indicated.If you complete all 7 changes, then start making more changes again from 1 to 8.
Rachida quickly gave her young son a hug before he went to school.
1. change the subject noun 2. change the direct object noun
3. change the indirect object noun 4. change the verb
5. change the adjective 6. change the adverb of manner
7. change the verb tense 8. change the adverb clause of time
Saturday, September 15, 2007
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#1 subject noun ;
Taylor quickly gave her young son a hug before he went to school.
#2: Direct Object Nounn
Taylor quickly gave her young daughter a hug before she went to school.
#3. change the indirect object noun
Taylor quickly gave her young son a kiss before he went to school.
#4 Verb;
Taylor quickly offered her young son a kiss before he ran to school.
Sorry...my last post should've read;
Verb;
Taylor quickly offered her young daughter a kiss before she ran to school.
#5. Adjective:
Taylor quickly offered her teenage daughter a kiss before she ran to school.
#6. Adverb of Manner:
Taylor gladly offered her teenage daughter a kiss before she ran to school.
#7 change the verb tense
Taylor gladly offers her teenage daughter a kiss before she runs to school.
#7 Adverb clause of time
Taylor gladly offers her teenage daughter a kiss as she runs to school.
Mrs. Smith gladly offers her teenage daughter a kiss as she runs to school.
#2 Direct object noun;
Mrs. Smith gladly offers her teenage daughter a scarf as she runs to school.
Great work all of you:-)
Bernie: Good.
Nadia: That's actually the indirect object (Taylor gave a hug to her young daughter); I can't make it too easy;-)
Jiaping: You now changed the direct object--see my note to Nadia.Also, you need to make the change to the sentence immediately before your post (Nadia's).
Bernie: OK-I see you changed both verbs--with two females, who does "her" refer to?
Sara: See my previous comment
Kelly: Yes, but again too many females!
Seiko: Yes.
Bernie: That works--you could have changed more than one word within that clause.
Andra: Yes.
Bernie: Good
Sara: Good.
Indirect object noun:
Mrs. Smith gladly offers her teenage daughter a scarf as the young girl runs to the store.
Kelly: Good sentence, but you've missed the indirect object--you need to change "daughter" ;-(
3 Indirect object;
Mrs. Smith gladly offers her teenage neighbor a scarf as she runs to school.
#4 Verb:
Mrs. Smith gladly offered her teenage neighbor a scarf as she runs to school.
#4 Change the verb
Mrs.Smith gladly gives her teenage neighbor a scarf as she runs to shool.
Bernie: Yes, but think about who "she" refers to.
Sara: Yes--same problem with "she";-)
Bernie: You also made a verb change--it's good, but ...
Correcting my last turn:
#4. Verb:
Mrs. Smith gladly offered her teenage neighbor a scarf as her teenage neighbor runs to school.
Sara: Yes, but using 'teenage neighbour' twice is a bit awkward.
#5 Adjective;
Mrs.Smith gladly offered her diminutive neighbor a scarf as the teenager runs to school.
Bernie: Good.
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