1. Writing Practice cont’d
Image Grammar
Writing Practice cont’d

2. Participle Brush Stroke
-ing verb or phrase
Function: evokes action, makes the reader feel a part of the experience
Core: The car went into the parking lot.
Sliding on the loose gravel, the car went into the parking lot.

3. Improve the following using Participles
The young girl ran away from the dog.
Manny yelled at his little sister.
The athlete flexed his muscles for the fans.
I stared at the ocean.
Alice stepped out into the sun.

4. Absolute Brush Stroke Noun + ing verb Function: adds to the action
Core: The car went into the parking lot.
Engine smoking, gears grinding,
the car went into the parking lot.

5. Improve the following with Absolutes:
Nancy pushed her way down the crowded hall.
He sat at home by himself.
The girl was so happy to see her friends.
The high school football team charged on to the field.
The bully stormed off in anger.

6. Appositive Brush Stroke
A noun that adds a second image to a preceding noun, restates the noun
Function: expands detail in the reader’s imagination
Core: The car went into the parking lot.
The car, a 1936 Ford, went into the parking lot.

7. Improve the following with Appositives:
The students glared at the teacher.
A flock of birds swooped down on the food.
Mr. Read looked at his team with pride.
The baby cried loudly.
American soldiers march bravely into battle.

8. Write a story about this picture using Participles, Absolutes, and Appositives