Master Class: Wednesday
1 09 2010After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in a lot of trouble.
For today’s exercise, you will take out the modifier “a lot of” and replace it with another modifiers. The object this time is not to keep the original meaning, but to modify the meaning of the sentence by using a different adjective. Try to write three new sentences, each with a different adjective and meaning.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in some trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in little bit of trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in heap of trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in huge amount of trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in a lot of trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was undefinable trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in obvious trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in insurmountable trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in no trouble.
After checking the figures one more time, the accountant realised that he was in indefinite trouble.
Very good, Travis. Now, can you sort them from least serious to most serious (in terms of the trouble the accountant is in)?