PARTICIPLE --ing or –ed verb tagged on the beginning or ending of a sentence (4) Shaking, the boy continued to climb. Shaking from fright, the boy continued to climb.
ABSOLUTE --ing or –ed verb PLUS A NOUN tagged on the beginning or ending of a sentence (4) Eyes darting, the boy kept watch. Eyes darting from side to side, the boy kept watch.
APPOSITIVES Noun which renames a previous noun My teacher, Mrs. Coffey, is verbose. My teacher, the incredible Mrs. Coffey, is verbose.
ADJECTIVES OUT OF ORDER Normal: The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog. Shifted: The fox, quick and brown, jumped over the lazy dog.
ACTIVE VERBS Subject completes the strong action of the verb Reduces the use of BEING verbs The student aced the test. (Active Voice) NOT: The test was aced by the student. (Passive Voice)