1. BRUSH STROKES

2. Absolutes - ears drooping a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea) +
an “-ing” verb
(action word)
at the beginning of a sentence
- ears drooping
+ “-ing” verb
noun
Paws curling, back stretching, the dog yawned.
Head rising, body focused, the snake threatened the rat.

3. a noun or noun phrase (a person, place, thing, or idea)
Appositive
a noun or noun phrase (a person, place, thing, or idea)
that renames the noun before it (use an article -a, an, the to be sure it is an appositive phrase)
- a mixed Lab and Collie
The insect, a cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
The insect, a large cockroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.
The insect, a large cockroach with hairy legs, is crawling across the kitchen table.
noun

4. Participles (participating)
an -ing or -ed form of a verb (action word)
that may be followed by a phrase
foaming at the mouth
Carrying a heavy pile of books, he caught his foot on a step.
Arriving at the store, I found that it was closed.
Washing and polishing the car, Frank developed sore muscles.
Smiling, she hugged the panting dog.
Verb + ing

5. The puppy is on the floor.
Prepositional Phrase
a phrase that begins with a preposition (words that indicate location) and ends with a noun (a person, place, thing, or idea)
- with her puppies
preposition
noun
The puppy is beside
the phone.
The puppy is in the trashcan.
The puppy is on the floor.

6. Adjectives-out-of-Order AOOO
placing adjectives (a word that describes a noun or pronoun) after the noun; out-of-order
- parched and hungry
adjective
The tiger, hungry and majestic, devoured us with his eyes.
The cheese pizza, hot and appetizing, left us with desire.
The actor, costumed and focused, delivered a wonderful performance.

7. Action Verbs
use strong action verbs (action words) to go from passive voice to active voice -delete the “BE” verbs (am, is, are, was, were)
- Use limp, skip, jump, roll, slide, glide, fall, soar, collapse, bounce, eject, scavenge, spin, rotate
The creepy long snake slithered through the tall grass.
The gravel road curled around the mountain.
An old rancher soared through the field on his tractor.

8. Core Sentence: The puppy jumped on the pumpkin.