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Sample Sentences
1. We went to town and bought a lamp.
2. The joy she felt was clear for all to
see.
3. The thunder could be heard from a
distance of three miles.
4. The cow with the curly horn was the
most spectacular of the herd.
5. Misha loves Yel very much.
Now, it’s your turn
to construct your
own sentences…
Ask a partner to provide the nouns for
“A Noun Poem.” Use the list below.
When the list is complete, write the
nouns in the poem. Do not let your
partner see the poem until you are
through!
NOUN LIST
1. Noun/Thing _____________________________
2. Noun/Person (classmate) __________________
3. Noun/Place ______________________________
4. Noun/Place ______________________________
5. Noun/Person _____________________________
6. Noun/Person _____________________________
7. Noun/Thing ______________________________
A Noun Poem
My, 1._____________ my, 1._____________ I
love it! It’s cool.
I’d like to buy one for 2._____________ at
school.
I bring mine with me wherever I go,
from 3._____________ to 4._____________ to
Baguio.
My friends 5._____________ and
6._____________
say a 7._____________ is more useful.
But I feel that I must remain truthful:
Synthesis
Exercise:
An unusually strong earthquake
occurred in China in 1976.
Tremors from the quake were felt
hundreds of miles away. In the
severely damaged city of
Tientsin, thousands of Chinese
evacuated collapsing buildings.
The industrial city of Tangshan
was devastated, and its nearby
mines were also damaged. An
estimated 655,000 people lost
their lives.
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