Revise the sentence using stronger verbs (TKB)
Ann threw a snowball at Ron, but it whizzed past him and landed with a splat against the wheelbarrow.
Ann ______ a snowball at Ron, but it whizzed past him and landed with a splat against the wheelbarrow.
Tossed Hurled Lobbed
Ann _hurled_ a snowball at Ron, but it whizzed past him and landed with a splat against the wheelbarrow.
Dogs _____ in color from golden to brow to grey.
Range Ranges
Dogs _range_ in color from golden to brow to grey.
The seasoned steak made a sound as soon as Ben put it on the grill.
The seasoned steak ____________ as soon as Ben ______ it on the grill.
Sizzled, Sputtered, Hummed / Threw, pitched, set
The seasoned steak _sizzled _ as soon as Ben _threw_ it on the grill.
After dinner all of us _______ in the dirt.
dig digs
After dinner all of us _dig_ in the dirt.
Pam reads her notes for her speech one last time and then walks to the podium.
Pam _____ her notes for her speech one last time and then __________ the podium.
studies, analyzes, skims/ approaches, goes to ,steps on
Pam _skims_ her notes for her speech one last time and then _approaches_ the podium.
On Fridays, _____________ make plans for the weekend.
my classmate Luke Luke and I
On Fridays, _Luke_and_I_ make plans for the weekend.
The celebrity walked into the party, hugging the host and gesturing to friends across the room.
The celebrity _______ into the party, ______ the host and gesturing to friends across the room.
Strutted, marched, trudge/embracing, engulfing, greeting
The celebrity _strutted_ into the party, _embracing_ the host and gesturing to friends across the room.
At the talent show ___________ proudly play the drums while ________ Watch them.
Luke Lukes brothers
their parents their mom
At the talent show _Lukes_brothers_ proudly play the drums while _their_parents_ Watch them.
The authorities looked into the facts and determined that an accountant had pocketed cash from the company's safe.
The authorities ______ the facts and determined that an accountant had pocketed cash from the company's safe.
investigated checked out considered
The authorities _investigated _ the facts and determined that an accountant had pocketed cash from the company's safe.
_________________ appreciates when my sister and I ______ water the garden.
My neighbor Mr. Kile My neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Kile
helps help
_My_neighbor_Mr._Kile_ appreciates when my sister and I _help_ water the garden.