Opening Adjective Adapted from Grammar for High School

Opening Adjective Adapted from Grammar for High School: A Sentence-Composing Approach By Don and Jenny Killgallon

Opening Adjective Definition: An adjective at the beginning of a sentence An adjective is any descriptive word that can fit into this blank: Sam is a _____ student. Examples of adjectives: happy, sad, angry, sneaky, polite, discouraged An adjective phrase begins with an adjective and then continues the description. Examples of adjective phrases: • happy to be home • angry about his bad grade • polite to everyone but her mother • sad about her pet’s death

Examples of opening adjectives ive t c e j g ad n i n e Op Happy, the young actress accepted the audience’s cheers. e ras h p e jectiv d a g in Open Disappointed with the loss, the team trudged off the field.

IMPORTANT NOTES 1. Put a COMMA after the opening adjective, whether it is a single word or a phrase. Happy the young actress accepted the audience’s cheers. 2. The adjective or adjective phrase MUST describe the subject of the sentence. Disappointed with the loss, the team the f o ”. ct trudged off the field. e m j a b u te “ s The ence is t sen

Opening Adjectives: Practice Choose the best adjective/adjective phrase to complete the sentence. 1. ______, the bearded old man pounded his fist on the table and shouted at the cowering waiter. a. Sleepy, b. Angry, c. Thankful, d. Agreeable, 2. _______, the ancient book caused her to sneeze. a. Heavy as a sledgehammer, b. Weak as a month-old baby, c. Dusty as farmland in a drought, d. Shiny as a new penny, YOU TRY IT: On separate paper, • write two sentences with opening adjectives • and two sentences with opening adjective phrases

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