Form activities

Garden path sentences

Def: A garden-path sentence is a grammatically correct sentence that starts
in such a way that, most likely, a reader's initial interpretation will be incorrect
What exactly do the following sentences mean?

(and yes, they do make sense!)

The old man the boat
The complex houses married and single soldiers and
their families.
The prime number few.
The cotton clothing is usually made of grows in
Mississippi.
The man who hunts ducks out on weekends.
We painted the wall with cracks.
That Jill is never here hurts
Calories people eat accumulates
I told the girl the cat scratched Bill would help her
Monday thoughts
Sum up your weekend in 3
words
Sum up your weekend in a
colour
Sum up your weekend in a
shape
Sum up your weekend in a
season
Which song would best
describe your weekend?
Debates
 “Schools should introduce a four-day
week.”

Decide on your stance. Consider the counter-argument. Be prepared to feedback.

Disagree Agree partially Agree

 “Students should be able to decide the
subjects they study from year 7.”

Decide on your stance. Consider the counter-argument. Be prepared to feedback.

Disagree Agree partially Agree

 “There are situations where going against
the rules is not only right but essential.”

Decide on your stance. Consider the counter-argument. Be prepared to feedback.

Disagree Agree partially Agree

 “Children should be given the vote from
the age of 16.”

Decide on your stance. Consider the counter-argument. Be prepared to feedback.

Disagree Agree partially Agree

 “In a world where there is so much
poverty and suffering, there should be a
cap on the amount of money people are
allowed to earn.”

Decide on your stance. Consider the counter-argument. Be prepared to feedback.

Disagree Agree partially Agree

Riddles
“I am your brother, but you are not my brother”
Who am I?

Your sister
What has words, but never speaks?

Books
You see me once in June, twice in November
and not at all in May. What am I?

The letter ‘e’

What breaks yet never falls, and what
falls yet never breaks?

Day and night

 I am the beginning of everything, the end of
everywhere. I’m the beginning of eternity, the
end of time and space. What am I?
The letter ‘e’
 The person who makes it has no need of it; the
person who buys it has no use for it. The person
who uses it can neither see nor feel it. What is it?
A coffin