Preposition: into

• swan: The key point is the transformation of the ' ugly ' duckling into a beautiful swan.

Converse of object

• hatch: My older brother hatched two white ducklings in an incubator in his bedroom for a school project.

• see: I was quite amazed when I saw a tiny duckling trailing her into the kitchen and over to her food bowl.

• have: To prove the point, one mother had five little fluffy ducklings following her around the pool.

• produce: We are confident that the birds released in 2005 will settle and begin to produce ducklings in 2006.

• say: Mandy Rice said The duckling was really struggling and kept going under the water.

• eat: Q: How do you know if your cat has eaten a duckling?

Adjective modifier

• ugly: Half soup, half stew, its " ugly duckling " looks hide the culinary swan beneath.

• fluffy: A family of fluffy brown ducklings escorted by their mother - among the lily beds of a mere - is a pretty sight.

• tiny: I was quite amazed when I saw a tiny duckling trailing her into the kitchen and over to her food bowl.

• little: A little duckling trapped behind machinery, left to die.

• young: The extra food has also attracted scores of aggressive seagulls, who also prey on young ducklings.

• small: But when the smallest duckling inspires a common passion for the beautiful game, things start to look up.

Modifies a noun

• pond: Some of York Rev by the duckling pond, summer 2004.

• image: Modern farming techniques have turned the fluffy Easter duckling image into a sick joke.

Noun used with modifier

• roast: The restaurant offers an extensive lunch-time and evening menu with sirloin steak, roast duckling and rainbow trout to name just a few.

• baby: And there was the baby duckling last week... She's 6 next month and has only just started killing birds.

• duck: A second brood of five Tufted Duck ducklings was present on the lake, where the Little Grebes continued to incubate.

• half: For the catering sector, the company has also produced an easy-to-use boneless Chinese roast half duckling with oriental spices and star anise.

• mallard: A clutch of mallard ducklings huddle on a stone by the Coalport Canal, while their mother stands guard.