Tigers roar.Tigers

Tigers roar

Swallows will return.Swallows

Swallows will return

A gorilla gazes.gorilla

gorilla gazesA

Elephants amble.Elephants

Elephants amble

The mosquitoes bite.mosquitoes

mosquitoes bite

The

My pencil and eraser disappeared.pencil eraser

pencil

eraser anddisappearedMy

The girl and the boy

shifted and fidgeted.

girl boy

girl

boyand

shifted

fidgetedand

the

the

Henri listens and observes.Henri

Henrilistens

observesand

Burgers and fries were distributed.Burgers fries

Burgers

fries andwere distributed

The house and the car

were bought and sold.

house car

house

carand

were bought

soldand

the

the

A glass fish tank can break.tank

tank can break

the glass fish

The big blue kite soared.kite

kite soared

the bluebig

The tall, lanky lifeguard

stared and squinted.

lifeguard

lifeguardstared

squintedand

the tall lanky

Many young people can swim.people

people

many young

can swim

The tin pail and the plastic shovel

disappeared.

pail shovel

pail

shoveland

disappearedthe tin

the plastic

Calvin skated lightly.Calvin

Calvin skated

lightly

The sauce splattered wildly.sauce

sauce splatteredthe wildly

That particular cheese spoiled

last week.

cheese

cheese spoiled

that particular weeklast

The pan and its lid clanged

very noisily.

pan lid

pan

lidclangedThe

its

andnoisily

very

The gasoline container exploded

forcefully.

container

container exploded

The gasoline forcefully

Terri Travis, the chairman, officiated.

APP

Terri Travis

Terri Travis (chairman) officiated

the

Tiko Tanaka, our mailman, passed by.Tiko Tanaka

APP

Tiko Tanaka (mailman) passed

our by

My dog, the runt, was pushed down.dog

APP

dog (runt) was pushed

My the down

The new girl, a very good student,

will graduate tomorrow.

girlAPP

girl (student) will graduate

The new a good

very

tomorrow

Stubby McKenzie, the fastest

player, will lead.

Stubby McKenzie

APP

Stubby McKenzie will lead(player)

the fastest

You should look calm

for this scene.

YouPA

PREP PHRASEfor

You should look calmforscene

this

Frank and Elsie became lonely

during the winter.

Frank ElsiePA

duringPrep Phrase

Frank

Elsieand became lonely

duringwinter

the

My home is my castle.home

PN

home is castle

My my

The cheese and the milk

smell fresh.

cheese milk

PA

cheese

milkand

smell freshthe

the

The plot became

difficult and anticlimactic.

plotPA

PA

plot became

difficult

anticlimacticand

The

Tiffany is tallest and brightest

in her family.

TiffanyPA PA

Prep Phrase

in

Tiffany is

tallest

brightestand

infamily

her

Michigan is my favorite state.MichiganPN

Michigan is state

my favorite

He was appointed treasurer.HePN

He was appointed treasurer

The red-faced man is my uncle.man

PN

man is uncle

thered-faced

my

The girl with the ponytail is

the class clown.

girl

PN

withPrep Phrase

girl is clown

Thewith

ponytail

the

the class

The fire cast strange shadows

across the room.

fire

DO

Prep Phraseacross

fire cast shadows

The strangeacross

room

the

The choir bought new outfits

for the concert.

choir

DO

forPrep Phrase

choir bought outfits

Thenew

forconcert

the

The sleigh rail hits the roof

with a loud bang.

railDO

withPrep Phrase

rail hits roof

The sleighthe with

banga loud

Ellen handled the hot torch

with ease.

EllenDO

with

Ellen handled torch

the hotwith

ease

The disc jockey picked his favorite song

on the list.

jockey

DO

Prep Phrase

on

jockey picked song

The disc his favorite on

list

the

The referee’s decision left us a choice.decisionIO DO

decision left choice

Thereferee’s

(to)us a

We will bake my aunt a birthday cake.WeIO

DO

We will bake cake(for)

aunt

my

a birthday

My sister handed my brother

his football.

sisterIO

DO

sister handed football

My (to)brother

my

his

The waiter ordered the woman

a plate of chop suey.

waiterIO

DO

Prep Phrase

of

waiter ordered plate

The a ofsuey

chopped

(to)

woman

the

I built my dad a wooden lawn chair

for Father’s Day.

IIO

DO

for

I built chair(for)

dad

my

a woodenlawn

forDay

Father’s

They considered Harvey the star

of the show.

TheyDO

star

of

They considered Harvey star

the ofshow

the

The mayor appointed Maria chief.mayor

DO

chief

mayor appointed Maria chief

The

The town council will appoint Jed

mayor this evening.

councilDO

mayor

council will appoint Jed mayor

Thetown evening

this

We will elect Billy alderman.WeDO

alderman

We will elect Billy alderman

The judge ruled the decision void.judgeDO

void

judge ruled decision voidThe The

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