Absolute and Participial Phrases Absolute Participial Noun ing

Absolute and Participial Phrases

Absolute Participial Noun + “ing” Verb + Modifier n His head pounding, Charlie took some Tylenol. n Struggling with a headache, Charlie took some Tylenol. n Her heart fluttering, Suzy smiled at Jim. n Enjoying the date, Suzy smiled at Jim. n Police cars chasing, Matt dashed down the alley. n Avoiding the police, Matt dashed down the alley. n Two lovers walked through the garden, their hands touching. n Walking through the garden, he squeezed her hand gently.

Appositive Phrases Rename a noun or pronoun n My brother, the one beside Jenny, sells insurance. n The tornado, a spinning demon, ate everything in its path. n Mr. Moran, an English teacher at Woodrow, saved a kitten from burning building. n The words, buzzards with sharp claws, picked at Mr. Shiftlet's mind. n Clifford, the messiest eater at the table, spewed mashed potatoes like an erupting volcano. n Robbie, a hot-tempered tennis player, charged the umpire and tried to crack the poor man's skull with a racket.

Model Example n absolute phrase n His fur ruffling, n absolute phrase n his eyes burning, n absolute phrase n his muscles rippling, n independent clause n the tiger paced n prepositional phrase n in the cage n in the night n prepositional phrase n in the gloom n prepositional phrase n in the fire n prepositional phrase n of his rage.

Model n independent clause with an appositive phrase in it n participial phrase and prepositional phrase n n Example n The monster, a killing machine, stalks his prey, n Dripping with blood, participial phrase and prepositional phrase n Lurking in the night, participial phrase and prepositional phrase n Hiding in the shadows, n Searching through his past, n Punishing without guilt. participial phrase and prepositional phrase