Mad-lib Exercise

On top of the ___________(noun) stood a _____________ (adj.) ogre, _____________________________ (adj. clause). This was no ordinary ogre, ______________________________( adv. clause). He lived in the city of ___________________(noun), where ____________________(adv. clause). His name was _____________(noun) and he liked _______________ (infinitive). ___________________( adv. clause), he could not ___________ (verb) the princess he wished ______________ (infinitive). _____________ (name) set out ______________ (verb 1) the princess the next morning. ____________________ (adv. clause), _____________(name) found a peculiar gem _____________________ (adj. clause). He could not believe his ________________ (noun). __________ (name) tried ____________ (infinitive) the gem, but its ______________ (adj). was confusing for him. Before he could continue his ___________ (noun), he had to figure out what sort of gem he found. He turned around and went ____________(infinitive) his mate, ______________ (name). _________________(mate’s name) couldn’t believe what ____________(ogre) had brought him. ___________(ogre) as him what it was, but _____________( mate’s name) couldn’t tell him just yet. __________ (ogre) had ___________ (infinitive) the princess _____________________ (prepositional phrase). Saddened by this _________(noun), __________ (ogre) felt he must ________________(verb) the princess. The ogre set out on his ____________(noun) once again, __________________________(adv. clause). He __________ (verb) many mountains, ________ (noun, place), ______________(noun, place) and valleys, and stumbled

______________(prepositional phrase). __________(ogre) knew he had found the _____________ (participle) town where the princess was _________ (verb). _________________(prepositional phrase), he saw a __________ (participle) castle and figured that’s where the princess must be ___________ (verb). He couldn’t exactly __________ (verb) the distance, but he knew he wasn’t too far from the ___________(participle) castle. Along his path, _________ came across a ___________ (adj.), _________ (adj) steed. He thought he’d take advantage of this finding and ____________ (verb) the steed ___________ (prepositional phrase). Luckily, this was a steed _______________ (adj. clause), so _________ (ogre) felt he could make the steed ________ (verb) a lot. It only took the steed and ______________ (ogre) ____ (number) hour to reach the ________ (participle) castle because____________ (adv. clause). Once reaching the ___________ (participle) castle, __________(ogre) spotted the ________ (participle) tower, where _______(adv. clause). He was sure he would find the ________ (adj) princess ______(prepositional phrase). _____ (ogre) found the _________(adj.) staircase and started ___________(verb) up them. When __________(adv. clause), he did not find the princess, but he found ______ (noun). He decided this was much better than ________ (verb) the princess. Although_____(adv clause), he figured the gem could wait. He needed ________(infinitive) this new finding, then he could focus _____(preposition) the gem and princess.