Using Harry Noden’s TRIPLE PARTICIPLE Brush Strokes “Paint Your Picture” Using Harry Noden’s TRIPLE PARTICIPLE Brush Strokes Designed & Developed by Deanne Davis, Council Traditional School, 2006 (All Rights Reserved)
Triple Participle Brush Strokes A PARTICIPLE can help add visual description to your writing. A PARTICIPLE is a verb that ends with –ing. Use 3 (triple) PARTICIPLES, separated by commas, to add descriptive details to sentences.
Triple Participle Brush Stroke EXAMPLE #1: Target sentence: A man bungeed from the bridge. Target sentence with triple participles: Whooping, praying, and plummeting, a man bungeed from the bridge.
Triple Participle Brush Stroke EXAMPLE #2: Target sentence: A tiny squirrel groomed its paws. Target sentence with triple participles: Nibbling, lapping, and preening, a tiny squirrel groomed its paws.
Triple Participle Brush Stroke EXAMPLE #3: Target sentence: The driver celebrated an easy victory. Target sentence with triple participles: Cheering, bounding, and bellowing, the driver celebrated an easy victory.
Triple Participle Brush Stroke EXAMPLE #4: Target sentence: The fajitas arrived at our table. Target sentence with triple participles: Sizzling, crackling, and show-stopping, the fajitas arrived at our table.
Triple Participle Brush Stroke YOUR TURN: Target sentence: The pirate fled from the angry natives.
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