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Use Prepositional and Adverbial Phrases to do Da Flip-Flop
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Da Flip-Flop is a tool to give your writing better sentence fluency.
Enjoy learning how not to start every sentence with the pronoun "I."


1. Write a boring sentence.

I saw JiSue.
2. Add a prepositional phrase.

I saw JiSue in the pool.
3. Add adjectives and/or adverbs.
I saw ten year old JiSue
wildly flapping her arms in the pool.

Now do Da Flip-Flop with your prepositional or adverbial phrase,
remembering to add a comma at the end of the phrase.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE FLIP-FLOP
4. In the pool, I saw ten year old JiSue wildly flapping her arms.

ADVERBIAL PHRASE FLIP-FLOP

4. Wildly flapping her arms in the pool,
I saw ten year old JiSue .

    Mr. K:
    1. Mr. Kimzey picked his nose. (gross, but boring)
    2. Mr. Kimzey picked his nose standing on top of his desk.
      "on top" AND "of his desk"are both prepositional phrases
    3. Mr. Kimzey uncontrollably picked his nose standing on top of his student's desk.
    4. Standing on top of his student's desk, Mr. Kimzey uncontrollably picked his nose. (Disgusting! Now I really feel sorry for his students.)
Now You Try It
Mr. Kimzey's Class
1. I like pie.
2. I like pie with ice cream.
3. I like apple pie with vanilla ice cream.
4. With vanilla cream, I like apple pie.

Liam
1. The cat ate.
2. The cat ate atop the fridge.
3. The calico cat ate quickly atop the fridge.
4. Atop the fridge, the calico cat ate quickly.

Demetri

1. I play the guitar.
2. I play the guitar at concerts in Asia.
3. At concerts in Asia, I play the guitar.

Anne
1.The fish swam.
2.The fish swam down the river.
3.The fighting fish swam slowly down the river.
4.Slowly down the river, the fighting fish swam.

Ryan
1.I like to play basketball.
2.I like to play basketball with my friend.
3.I like to play basketball, one on one, with my best friend.
4.With my best friend, I like to play basketball one on one on Fridays.


Maya Anjulie
1. Everyone saw dogs.
2. Everyone saw dogs atop the hill.
3. Everyone saw brown dogs barking wildly atop the hill.
4. Atop the hill, everyone saw brown dogs barking wildly.


Nina
1. My grandpa told stories.
2. My grandpa told stories about animals.
3. Today, my 67 year old grandpa told funny stories about animals.
4. Funny stories about animals, my grandpa told today.

Josh
1. Demetri likes to fart.
2. Demetri likes to fart atop of his desk.
3. Demetri likes to fart loudly atop of his desk.
4. Atop of his desk, Demetri likes to fart loudly.

Ishira
1. I am going to draw.
2. I am going to draw after school.
3. I am going to draw colorful pictures after school.
4. After school, I am going to draw colorful pictures.

JiSue
1. There is a tree.
2. There is a tree amid the mountain.
3. There is a big oak tree peacefully waving amid the mountain.
4. Amid the mountain, there is a big oak tree peacefully waving.

Lauren
1. I love Sydney.
2. I love Sydney with all my heart.
3. I love my cute dog, Sydney, with all my heart.
4. With all my heart, I love my cute dog, Sydney.

Richard
1. I like to read.
2. I like to read on the couch.
3. I quietly like to read my fascinating book on the soft fuzzy couch.
4. On the soft fuzzy couch, I quietly like to read my fascinating book.

Meredith
1. I read a book.
2. I read a book in the car.
3. I read a scary book while driving wildly in the car.
4. In the car, while driving wildly, I read a scary book.

Lydia
1. I saw giraffes.
2. I saw giraffes with their babies.
3. I saw giraffes running wildly with their babies.
4. With their babies, I saw giraffes running wildly.

Thomas
1. Mr. Kimzey loves to pick his nose.
2. Mr. Kimzey loves to pick his nose during class time.
3. Mr. Kimzey, the best teacher in the world, loves to pick his nose wildly during class time.
4. During class time, Mr. Kimzey, the best teacher in the world, loves to pick his nose wildly.

Danial
1. I want a limo.
2. I want a limo to drive to school.
3. I want a limo to drive to school with big boom boxes.
4. With big boom boxes, I want a limo to drive to school.
John
1. Richard is a moose.
2. Richard is a moose with big ears.
3. Richard is a moose with big ears and a purple tail.
4. A moose with big ears and a purple tail, is Richard.
Brendan
1. I like to eat cheese.
2. I like to eat cheese with mustard.
3. I like to eat moldy cheese with sweet mustard.
4. With sweet mustard, I like to eat moldy cheese.
Robert
1. Mr. Kimzey likes to read.
2. Mr. Kimzey likes to read in the bathroom.
3. Mr. Kimzey likes to read and sing sporano in the stinky bathroom.
4. In the stinky bathroom, Mr. Kimzey likes to read and sing sporano.
Aman
1. John likes to eat cake.
2. John likes to eat cake atop his bed.
3. John likes to eat Cherry cake atop his bed with chocolate milk.
4. Atop his bed with chocolate milk, John likes to eat Cherry cake.








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