Sentence Composing #2

1. Model: Dumpster diving is outdoor work, often surprisingly pleasant.

--Lars Eighner, "On Dumpster Diving"

-Mall strolling is recreational activity, sometimes quite costly.

-Volleyball is an indoor activity, nearly always fun.

2. Model: Near the car, idling in front of the mortuary, was a huge Oldsmobile.

--Stephen King, Hearts in Atlantis

- Behind the pool, zigzagging in the back of the cabana, was a skittering gecko.

-In the pond, dashing around in the muddy water, were tons of tadpoles.

3. Model: Above the field and pastures, the mountains were just becoming visible as the morning fog burned away.

--Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain

-After the cartoons and previews, the kids were just becoming interested when the fire alarm sounded.

-Across the Gulf of Mexico, the moon was just becoming in view after the wonderful sunset.

4. Model: In the shallows, the dark, water-soaked sticks and twigs, smooth and old, were undulating the clusters on the bottom against the clean ribbed sand.

--E.B. White, "Once More to the Lake"

-On that aisle, in their kiddie seats within their mom's grocery carts, the tempting, brightly colored candies and lifesavers, sweet and tasty, were beckoning to children.

-In the Middle Ages, having more than one grueling job, the prosperity, working hard just to survive, tired and worn-out, tempted to give up.