Composing
While I'm typing these words I hear my computer that hums slightly under the table, see street lights that flicker from beyond the leaves of he old birch and breath the night air, that penetrates my room through the open window.
Despite the widespread opinion a lot of sharks swim very slowly because they are adapted to live and feed in the demersal zone.
After midnight the northwest wind increased, and Jim could distinctly see the surface of the big waves crested with foam.
Assignment
Choose two of the sentences listed below to expand by adding logical additional parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases). Be sure that you have read the "Parts of Speech at Work" that is immediately after "Interjections." Each sentence should contain a minimum of 12 unique words to earn full points. NOTE: Since you are required to submit two sentences, each sentence is worth 10 points for a total of 20 points.
The children play.
The woman walks.
The sharks swim.
The flowers bloom.
The wind blows.
The computer hums.
Despite the widespread opinion a lot of sharks swim very slowly because they are adapted to live and feed in the demersal zone.
After midnight the northwest wind increased, and Jim could distinctly see the surface of the big waves crested with foam.
Assignment
Choose two of the sentences listed below to expand by adding logical additional parts of speech (nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases). Be sure that you have read the "Parts of Speech at Work" that is immediately after "Interjections." Each sentence should contain a minimum of 12 unique words to earn full points. NOTE: Since you are required to submit two sentences, each sentence is worth 10 points for a total of 20 points.
The children play.
The woman walks.
The sharks swim.
The flowers bloom.
The wind blows.
The computer hums.