21 July 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 doctor broke the bad news to patient's worried family.

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:

Unknown said...

1. subject noun- The nurse broke the bad news to the patient's worried family.
2. direct object noun- The nurse broke the bad news to the victims worried family.
3. indirect object noun- The nurse broke the bad news to the patient's worried friend.
4. adjective- The nurse broke the good news to the patient's worried family.
5. adverb- The nurse gave the bad news to the patient's worried family.
6. verb name - The doctor gave the bad news to the patient's scared family.
7. verb tense - The nurse has given the bad news to the patient's worried family.

Michael said...

Brad, there appears to be some confusion with the indirect object. This is something you might want to review. Otherwise, you did this well!

http://www.write.com/writing-guides/general-writing/grammar/direct-and-indirect-objects/