Download - Sentence Type #2
Interrupting Modifier Between S and V
Subject (,) modifier (,) verb.Subject – modifier – verb.
Sentence Type #2
The Use of ModifiersO Writers use modifiers to:
O Add DescriptionO Vary StructureO Emphasize DetailsO Increase Readability
The Use of ModifiersO Writers should aim for variety in the
length, type, and location of modifiers.O Participial Phrase: often begins with
an “-ing” form of a verbO Appositive Phrase: identifies or
renames an adjacent noun or pronounO Absolute Phrase: resembles a
complete sentence with a missing auxiliary verb
Participial PhrasesO Quickly he builds a small fire and
then skins the rat, shaving off the skin a strip at a time. - Jennifer Toth
O My parents were still at the table, drinking coffee. - Annie Dillard
O Nudging the shade aside with the rifle barrel, I followed people in my sights as they walked or drove along the street. - Tobias Wolff
Appositive PhrasesO He walks behind a raised bunker, a
ten-foot-high concrete wall that once served as a rest and tool shack for track maintenance workers. - Jennifer Toth
O It was a helter-skelter stampede, a headlong rush in circles. - Paul Auster
O A thin, tough, leathery membrane that encases the brain, the dura is dark pink, almost red. - David Noonan
Absolute PhrasesO Feet squeaking on the floor, we
worked out until I had the moves down cold. -Tobias Wolff
O "Right or left?" I yell into the darkness, my fright verging on panic. - Jennifer Toth
O His head is shaved, his eyes and nose taped shut. - David Noonan
Sentence Type #2 (,)Subject, Modifier, Verb.
O A small drop of ink, falling like dew upon a thought, can make millions think.
O Donuts and Danish pastries, popular breakfast foods, contain little nutrition.
O Typewriters, once common in schools and offices, are rarely seen or used now.
Sentence Type #2 (–)Subject, Modifier, Verb.
O Wolves – once feared and killed – are being reintroduced into the environment.
O The Mustangs – fighting and struggling – came from behind to win the game.
Sentence Type #2O As a class, we will fill in the blanks:O The students, _____________________,
did not want to read The Odyssey.O Odysseus, with ___________________,
was able to defeat the one-eyed giant, Polyphemus.
O The teacher – _____________________ – wanted her students to do their best.
Sentence Check: Got it?
O If you get confused as to whether or not you have a complete sentence, there is a trick to figure it out.
Sentence Check: Got it?
O Take the middle part, the modifier:O The angry student, throwing
papers and stomping, refused to do their work.
Sentence Check: Got it?
O …and do this: (Delete the modifier!)O The angry student, throwing
papers and stomping, refused to do their work.
O The angry student refused to do their work.
O The commas go away and it turns into a subject + verb sentence.
Sentence Type #2O You should now have the ability to
write a sentence that contains a modifier.
O Remember the trick to check whether or not it is a complete sentence…DELETE THE MODIFIER!
O We will create a sentence wall and the patterns will remain on the wall for the year. Soon…I promise.