Midterm Exam

All you have to do is read the sentences below. Then, use the form to write your own version of the sentence keeping in mind logical relationships. The formula is:  X does Y to Z.  Doer, Doing and Done to. “It’s not the number of words that renders these and millions of other sentences structurally interchangeable, but the relationships between the words.” – p.18 Stanley Fish

Here are the sentences: Read them carefully. You must create (2) versions of at least (5) of the sentences meaning you should produce (10) sentences. Type inside this document. 

Mary looked at the clock.

I have never been an athlete.

Though no one was cut, I knew I was the slowest.

I improved tremendously after just a few weeks of rigorous practice.

I have worked much harder, been in prison more frequently, been flogged more severely, and been exposed to death again and again. 

The broken flower drooped over Ben’s fist and his eyes were empty and blue.