SOLUTIONS

I, you, he, him, etc.: pronouns

the, a, an: articles

and, but, so, etc.: linkers

for, to, at, with, etc.: prepositions

can, must, should, etc.: modal auxiliaries

my, your, his, etc.: possessive pronouns

don't, did, had, etc.: auxiliaries

It is only the shaman who is privy to the chief's dying words. The shaman then is obliged to communicate the chief's advice to the tribe. However, none of the actual words having spoken by the dying chief can be uttered until the mourning is over. (None except for `grammar' words like `I,' `the,' `and,' `for,' `should,' etc.)

Should any tribesmember utter any of his last `content' words the evil spirits from the other world will gain access to and steal the soul of the passing leader, and terrible vengeance will be brought upon the tribe.

Your task: You will break up into groups, and paraphrase (=rewrite) the last words for the shaman so that he can communicate the message to the tribe safely. You only get points for sentences that no one else thought of.

Do you understand which words may be used? Okay are words like (circle the name of the correct word class):

I, you, he, him, etc.: articles/pronouns/nouns

the, a, an: verbs/articles/pronouns

and, but, so, etc.: linkers/verbs/prepositions

for, to, at, with, etc.: adjectives/prepositions/adverbs

can, must, should, etc.: articles/verbs/modal auxiliaries

my, your, his, etc.: linkers/verbs/possessive pronouns

don't, did, had, etc.: adjectives/auxiliaries/pronouns

last

Have you ever heard of the Quasi? This tribe follows a peculiar ritual when their chief moves to the eternal hunting grounds.

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