EXERCISE: Fill in the blanks? (190 words)
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writercises Original Posting May 2, 2019
Okay. Here, let's try this. Taken from storyaday.org...Let's start with a list. Go ahead, put your choices in.Adjective:Noun:Strong verb:Subject:Verb:Verb:Verb:Something changes:What has changed:Closing question/statement/image.Here's my list.Adjective: WetNoun: towelStrong verb: slappedSubject: EdgarVerb: jumpedVerb: stumbledVerb: yelledSomething changes: Albert came inWhat has changed: pulled the towel off his faceClosing question/statement/image: Edgar groaned and agreed, "That's not a facehugger."And here's what we plug it all into.A (adjective) (noun) (strong verb) (subject), so they (verb), and because of that (verb), and because of that (verb) until (something changes) and (what has changed?). Closing question/statement/image.So ...A wet towel slapped Edgar...so they jumped...and because of that stumbled...and because of that yelled...until Albert came in...and pulled the towel off his face.Edgar groaned and agreed, "That's not a facehugger."There you go. Fill in the blanks, plug it into the sentence, and see what you get. Then take that and expand it into a story.
Okay. Here, let's try this. Taken from storyaday.org...Let's start with a list. Go ahead, put your choices in.Adjective:Noun:Strong verb:Subject:Verb:Verb:Verb:Something changes:What has changed:Closing question/statement/image.Here's my list.Adjective: WetNoun: towelStrong verb: slappedSubject: EdgarVerb: jumpedVerb: stumbledVerb: yelledSomething changes: Albert came inWhat has changed: pulled the towel off his faceClosing question/statement/image: Edgar groaned and agreed, "That's not a facehugger."And here's what we plug it all into.A (adjective) (noun) (strong verb) (subject), so they (verb), and because of that (verb), and because of that (verb) until (something changes) and (what has changed?). Closing question/statement/image.So ...A wet towel slapped Edgar...so they jumped...and because of that stumbled...and because of that yelled...until Albert came in...and pulled the towel off his face.Edgar groaned and agreed, "That's not a facehugger."There you go. Fill in the blanks, plug it into the sentence, and see what you get. Then take that and expand it into a story.