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Question
Continue to write as many sentences as the number of students in the group, till you reach the number 10.
After that, go on forming bigger groups and writing sentences with as many words as the number of students in the group. However, you may write only one or two sentences at each step after 10.
Solution
- Sentences 5 words:
- The sun rose over the horizon.
- Birds chirped in the trees.
- Sentences 6 words:
- Families gathered for a picnic feast.
- Laughter filled the sunny afternoon air.
- Sentences 7 words:
- Friends shared stories about the picnic blanket.
- Memories were made under the azure sky.
- Sentences 8 words:
- Some played games while others lounged in relaxation.
- Everyone sighed contentedly, cherishing these precious moments together.
- Sentences 9 words:
- Little did Thomas know, his journey was just beginning.
- Autumn arrived, painting the landscape in hues of gold.
- Sentences 10 words:
- Winter descended, cloaking the world in a blanket of snow.
- Frost adorned trees like delicate lace, a frozen wonderland.
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