LOGO-L> Semi-Random Sentences

[Tom Woods <woods@moose.ncia.net>]

Yehuda's semi-random song reminded me of random sentences and the powerful
images they can generate in our minds when we read them. I lifted Yehuda's
technique and produced the following. Plug in your own words for added
enjoyment. It strikes me that something like this would be a great way to
introduce grammar, get kids to start playing with words, and to integrate
Logo with language arts. Any thoughts?

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to adjective
op pick[big small slow fast bad good sudden rare quiet 
loud large quiet red yellow green blue orange violet 
laughing talking whimpering crying sequestered smelly 
rotten obtuse radical awesome mighty courageous cowardly 
fearful wimpy loving spiteful hateful token independent 
Australian Russian Israeli American English Spanish Italian
German Swiss French Canadian intelligent ignorant indifferent
humble arrogant]
end

to adverb
op pick[singularly carfully gently clumsily noisily silently minimally
copiously mindlessly mindfully correctly politely rudely passively
blindly perilously]
end

to main ; Word Images
pr(se[The] adjective noun1 preposition [the] noun2 adverb)
pr(se verb [the] adjective noun1)
pr "
ifelse rc=char 27[stop][main]            ; Esc to quit
end

to noun1
op pick[worker mother father son daughter artisan laborer
scientist teacher student housekeeper landlord driver 
politician philosopher soldier singer dancer stockbroker 
terrorist expert clown president psychiatrist doctor]
end 

to noun2
op pick[house barn garage wall floor carpet 
outhouse balcony automobile wagon airplane ocean
school desk factory hallway tower cellar mountain]
end

to preposition
op pick[behind under on in with against beside]
end

to verb
op pick[toils strains implodes lifts watches
observes analyzes whacks taps throws chastizes
sniffs tastes organizes tidies creates 
enters leaves thanks eats builds radiates 
forgets rejuvenates builds]
end

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