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Build the Silly Sentence

Build the Silly Sentence

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{
  "finish": "Wonderful work! You built fifteen complete—and wonderfully silly—sentences.",
  "steps": [
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "The goat wore a yellow hat.",
      "question": "Which words complete the sentence?",
      "card": "The goat ___ a yellow hat.",
      "choices": ["wore", "under", "very"],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! Wore tells us what the goat did.",
      "help": "Which word can show the goat's action?"
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "A tiny mouse drove the bus.",
      "question": "Who drove the bus?",
      "card": "___ drove the bus.",
      "choices": ["Very quickly", "A tiny mouse", "Under the"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Yes! A tiny mouse gives the sentence a subject.",
      "help": "The sentence needs somebody or something to perform the action."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "The chicken carried a blue umbrella.",
      "question": "Which ending completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The chicken carried ___.",
      "choices": ["because the", "jumping loudly", "a blue umbrella"],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Perfect! A blue umbrella completes the thought.",
      "help": "What could the chicken carry?"
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "My shoes danced across the floor.",
      "question": "Which action makes a complete silly sentence?",
      "card": "My shoes ___ across the floor.",
      "choices": ["danced", "purple", "the"],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! Danced is the action in the sentence.",
      "help": "Choose the word that tells us what the shoes did."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "The sleepy lion brushed its teeth.",
      "question": "Which group of words completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The sleepy lion ___.",
      "choices": ["under a", "brushed its teeth", "very yellow"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Well done! Brushed its teeth completes the lion's action.",
      "help": "The sentence needs an action."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "A bear read the newspaper.",
      "question": "Which beginning gives the sentence a subject?",
      "card": "___ read the newspaper.",
      "choices": ["A bear", "Across", "Slowly and"],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Correct! A bear tells us who read the newspaper.",
      "help": "Who could perform the action?"
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "The fish sang a happy song.",
      "question": "What did the fish sing?",
      "card": "The fish sang ___.",
      "choices": ["inside", "a happy song", "swims"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Exactly! A happy song completes the sentence.",
      "help": "Choose the words that tell us what was sung."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "Grandmother's teapot told a story.",
      "question": "Which words make the sentence complete?",
      "card": "Grandmother's teapot ___.",
      "choices": ["on the", "told a story", "shiny and"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! Told a story gives the teapot an action.",
      "help": "The sentence needs to tell us what the teapot did."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "Three frogs waited at the bus stop.",
      "question": "Where did the frogs wait?",
      "card": "Three frogs waited ___.",
      "choices": ["at the bus stop", "green", "hopped"],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Yes! At the bus stop tells us where they waited.",
      "help": "Choose the group of words naming a place."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "The purple cow baked a cake.",
      "question": "Which action completes the sentence?",
      "card": "The purple cow ___.",
      "choices": ["in a", "very softly", "baked a cake"],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Deliciously silly! Baked a cake completes the sentence.",
      "help": "What did the purple cow do?"
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "My backpack sneezed during the lesson.",
      "question": "Which words tell us what happened?",
      "card": "My backpack ___.",
      "choices": ["during the", "sneezed during the lesson", "blue and"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Correct! The sentence now has a complete action.",
      "help": "Choose the option containing an action and a complete thought."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "A penguin knocked on our door.",
      "question": "Who knocked on the door?",
      "card": "___ knocked on our door.",
      "choices": ["Very cold", "Behind the", "A penguin"],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Correct! A penguin is the subject of the sentence.",
      "help": "The missing words must name somebody or something."
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "The moon wore red socks.",
      "question": "Which ending completes the silly sentence?",
      "card": "The moon wore ___.",
      "choices": ["red socks", "above", "shining"],
      "answer": 0,
      "good": "Yes! Red socks tells us what the moon wore.",
      "help": "What is something that can be worn?"
    },
    {
      "word": "Build the sentence",
      "say": "Our classroom flew over the town.",
      "question": "Which action makes the thought complete?",
      "card": "Our classroom ___.",
      "choices": ["large and", "flew over the town", "beside the"],
      "answer": 1,
      "good": "Excellent! Flew over the town completes the sentence.",
      "help": "Choose the option that tells us what the classroom did."
    },
    {
      "word": "Sentence star",
      "say": "The busy chicken wrote our homework.",
      "question": "Which sentence is complete?",
      "card": "Choose the final silly sentence.",
      "choices": [
        "The busy chicken.",
        "Wrote our homework.",
        "The busy chicken wrote our homework."
      ],
      "answer": 2,
      "good": "Brilliant! It tells us who acted and what happened. You are a sentence star!",
      "help": "A complete sentence needs both a subject and a complete action."
    }
  ]
}

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