Participles
Adjectives Out of Order
Absolutes
Appositives
Definitions
100
an example of a participle
What is hissing?
100
an example of adjectives out of order
What is the dog, short and dirty?
100
The technique used below: Claws digging into the bark, the cat climbed the tree.
What is an example of an absolute phrase?
100
the teacher, a monster
What is an example of an appositive?
100
a noun acting like an adjective that renames a noun
What is an appositive
200
an example of a participle phrase
What is hissing with anger?
200
adjectives out of order always go ________ the noun they are describing
What is after?
200
The technique used below: Hands shaking, feet trembling, the man proposed to his sweetheart.
What is an absolute double play?
200
the teacher, a wonderful person
What is an example of an appositive phrase?
200
a verb ending in -ing or -ed
What is a participle?
300
a verb ending in -ing or -ed plus a modifier
What is a participle phrase?
300
Using the words below, create a sentence using adjectives out of order: fluffy, cat, brown, dog, orange, mean
What is "The cat, fluffy and orange, scratched the dog, brown and mean.
300
an example of an absolute double play
What is "Heart pounding, teeth clanging, the student began the STAAR test.
300
Fill in the blank with an appositive or appositive phrase: Michael Jordon, _____________, makes a free throw.
What is "the basketball player?"
300
adjectives that come after the noun
What are adjectives out of order?
400
The technique used below: Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.
What is a participle triple play?
400
Using the words below, create a sentence using adjectives out of order: grumpy, teacher, strict, papers
What is "The teacher, grumpy and strict, graded the papers.
400
an example of an absolute phrase
What is "The cup fell off of the counter, glass shattering everywhere?"
400
Fill in the blank with an appositive or appositive phrase: The teacher, _________, graded papers.
What is "a woman?"
400
a noun plus a verb ending in -ing or -ed (or a noun plus a participle)
What is an absolute?
500
The technique used below: Hissing their forked red tongues, coiling their cold bodies, the snakes attacked their prey.
What is a participle phrase?
500
Using the words below, create a sentence using adjectives out of order: students, nervous, exhausted, test
What is "The students, nervous and exhausted, studied for their test."
500
The absolute phrase in the sentence below: Clinging on for dear life, I rode in the car while my sister drove.
What is "clinging on for dear life?"
500
Create a complete sentence using an appositive or appositive phrase.
What is "Ms. Winn, the teacher, loves Jeopardy?"
500
Techniques of sentence structures a writer uses to paint a picture to convey imagery.
What are brush stokes?
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