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Star Wars Day is May 4th. May the fourth be with you! May 5th is Revenge of the Fifth Day. Yoda is a
wise character. He speaks with an ancient dialect reminiscent of Shakespeare and even the Bible! Here
are some Yoda quotes in his Yodish style of speaking from different episodes in the Star Wars Movie
saga. Turn them around into a more modern language structure (subject, verb, object). Rewrite the
sentences on your own paper.
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
1. “Agree with you, the council does. Your apprentice, Skywalker will be.”
2. “Always two there are, no more, no less: a master and an apprentice.”
3. “Need that, you do not.”
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
4. “Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.”
5. “Around the survivors, a perimeter create.”
6. “Lost a planet Master Obi-Wan has.”
7. “Begun the Clone War has.”
8. “Much to learn you still have.”
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
9. “To question, no time there is.”
10. “Twisted by the Dark Side, young Skywalker has become.”
11. “The boy you trained, gone he is, consumed by Darth Vader.”
12. “Mourn them, do not. Miss them, do not.
13. “The shadow of greed that is.”
14. “If into the security recordings you go, only pain you will find.”
15. “Not if anything to say about it, I have.”
16. “ If so powerful you are . . . why leave?”
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
17. “Always in motion is the future.”
18. “Reckless he is.”
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi (1983)
19. “Strong am I in the Force.”
20. “When nine hundred years old you reach, look as good, you will not.
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Answer Key
The following are suggested answers based upon the skill level for students with limited knowledge of
syntax. Some sentences have had words added or have been turned into two separate sentences, so as
not to confuse students with the addition of complex punctuation. Other sentences have had more
complex punctuation added, such as dashes or commas separating dependent clauses. You may alter
the answers to suit the skill level of your targeted students.
1. The council does agree with you. Skywalker will be your apprentice.
The council does agree with you; Skywalker will be your apprentice.
2. There are always two: a master and an apprentice. No more, no less.
There are always two: a master and an apprentice. No more or no less.
There are always two: a master and an apprentice – no more, no less.
There are always two: a master and an apprentice – no more or no less
3. You do not need that.
4. The mind of a child is truly wonderful.
5. Create a perimeter around the survivors.
6. Master Obi-Wan has lost a planet.
7. The Clone War has begun.
8. You still have much to learn.
9. There is no time to question.
10. Young Skywalker has become twisted by the dark side.
11. The boy you trained is gone. He is consumed by Darth Vader.
The boy you trained, consumed by Darth Vader, is gone.
12. Do not mourn them. Do not miss them.
13. That is the shadow of greed.
14. You will only find pain if you go into the security recordings.
15. I have not anything to say about it.
16. Why leave if you are so powerful?
17. The future is always in motion.
18. He is reckless.
19. I am strong in the force.
20. You will not look as good when you reach 900 years old.
