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Corbett Imitation Exercises

Corbett Imitation Exercises

Model Sentence- The gallows stood in a small yard, separate from the main grounds of the prison and overgrown with tall prickly weeds.

Imitation- The car sat in the parking lot opposite the store of the mall and surrounded by piles of snow.  

Model Sentence- To have even a portion of this illuminated reason and truly philosophy is the highest state to which nature can aspire, in the name of the intellect.

Imitation- To have love, family, and a home is the highest state an individual could need.

Model Sentence- The real art that dealt with life directly was that of first men who told their stories round the savage campfire.

Imitation- The true way to deal with life is to tell stories around a campfire.

Variation- The fire flickered while stories of life echoed in the night.

Expression- The tales and stories tamed the flames that glow in the middle.