Sentence Samurai I. Your challenge: Using any of the
words below only once, create the longest meaningful sentence possible.
Short words score one point, longer words two points, and academic
words score three points. Subtract one point for every punctuation mistake
or other mechanical error. Cross off each word as you use it, and write
the value above each word in the sentence. You may change the verb tenses,
but make sure you are consistent. SCORE:______
One point words: the, the, the,
is, is, is, give, make, can, go, do, wish, get, a, a, a, to, to, to, too,
from, at, your, his, our, he, she, they, it, not, try, stop, I, know
Two point words: tradition, cover, finally, courage, people,
work, excuse, parent, teacher, business, media, money
Three point words: incentive, trifle, incorporate, acknowledge,
incident, enhance, subsidy, inferior
Sentence Samurai I. Your challenge: Using any of the
words below only once, create the longest meaningful sentence possible.
Short words score one point, longer words two points, and academic
words score three points. Subtract one point for every punctuation mistake
or other mechanical error. Cross off each word as you use it, and write
the value above each word in the sentence. You may change the verb tenses,
but make sure you are consistent. SCORE:______
One point words: the, the, the, is, is, is,
give, make, can, go, do, wish, get, a, a, a, to, to, to, too, from, at,
your, his, our, he, she, they, it, not, try, stop, I, know
Two point words: tradition, cover, finally, courage, people,
work, excuse, parent, teacher, business, media, money
Three point words: incentive, trifle, incorporate, acknowledge,
incident, enhance, subsidy, inferior