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Corrected sentences (two good choices):

Option 1 (short and clear): The playful donkey wiggles its long ears. The horse prances all around. Neigh!

Option 2 (combine sound with the horse): The playful donkey wiggles its long ears. The horse prances all around and neighs!

Why these are correct — explained simply:

  • Start with a capital letter: Every sentence begins with a big (capital) letter: "The" not "the."
  • Use the right word for the animal: We used "its" because we often say "its" for animals when we don’t need to say boy or girl. If you know the donkey is a boy, "his" is okay too.
  • Match the verb to one animal: For one animal we add -s to the verb: "wiggles" for the donkey and "prances" for the horse. That is how we talk about one animal doing something.
  • Using the sound "Neigh": You can write the sound by itself: "Neigh!" (with an exclamation mark because it’s a loud sound), or make it a verb: "neighs" if you want to say the horse makes that sound in the sentence.
  • Punctuation: Put a period (.) at the end of normal sentences and an exclamation mark (!) after a loud or excited sound like "Neigh!"

Quick practice: Point to the nouns (donkey, ears, horse) and the verbs (wiggles, prances, neighs). Can you make one of the sentences into a question? (Try: "Does the horse prance?")


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