1. Which Brush Stroke?
Hissing, slithering, and coiling, the diamond-scaled snakes attacked their prey.
Claws digging, feet kicking, the cat climbed the tree.
The raccoon, a scavenger, enjoys eating turtle eggs.
The large bull moose, red eyed and angry, charged the intruder.
The gravel road curled around the left side of the barn.
Answers
Participles
2. Absolutes
3. Appositive
4. Adjectives out-of-Order
5. Action Verb

2. Absolutes… Halloween Wars The Mummy by Anne Rice
The mummy was moving. The mummy’s right arm was outstretched, the torn wrappings hanging from it, as the being stepped out of its gilded box! The scream froze in her throat. The thing was coming towards her---towards Henry, who stood with his back to it-- moving with a weak, shuffling gait, that arm outstretched before it, the dust rising from the rotting linen that covered it, a great smell of dust and decay filling the room.
The Mummy by Anne Rice
View the reality show Halloween Wars and create a sentence using two absolutes and an action verb.
Halloween Wars

3. Adjectives Out-of-Order
The woman was not alone. A man, huge and bearded, had appeared behind the car, holding a length of filthy rope, the sort you might use to tie down animal. Jason caught sight of him in the side mirror. Then, the woman reached them.
Bloody Horowitz by Anthony Horowitz
View the reality show Fear Factor and create a sentence using adjectives out-of-order and an action verb.
Fear Factor

4. Participles… Wipe Out Video Clip
Taking the tunic in his hands, Alex got up on the table and jumped, landing on the creature’s shoulders. Shards of ice drove into his leggings and thighs.
The revenant tracker growled angrily, bucking, coming through the window, as Alex brought the tunic down around its head. He wrapped the tunic several times and fell away as the dog burst free of the window. It lurched blindly into the kitchen, sending the table flying.
Alex Van Helsing Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
View the reality show Wipe Out and create a sentence using three participles or a participle phrase and an action verb.
Wipe Out Video Clip

5. America's Best Dance Crew
Appositives
The woman, a devoted wife and mother, stared at the smooth water, the liquid glass that mystified her as a child, and dreamt of those whimsical days gone by.
View the reality show America’s Best Dance Crew and create a sentence using an appositive and an action verb.
America's Best Dance Crew