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Sentence Imitation NotebookEntries
English II
Format for EntriesO Format:-Technique: Write definition of term-Example: Copy the example of the term found in literature-Create: Write your own sentence using that style of writing.
Entry #110.28.14
O Participle (Participle Phrases): an –ed or –ing verb or phrase that’s used as an adjective to describe a noun
O Example: “Now he was on the bridge, hunched over on the bicycle, pedaling steadily.” –Lois Lowry, The Giver
O Create: Write your own sentence with a participle phrase, modeling the example.
Entry #210.30.14
O Absolutes/Absolute Phrases: a noun and a participle phrase put together, with the noun coming first.
O Example: Hermoine was running toward them down the path, Hagrid puffing along behind her.” –J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
O Create: Write your own sentence with an absolute phrase, modeling the sentence shown above.
Entry #311.5.14
O Appositive/Appositive Phrases: a second noun, presented as a non-essential element, that gives more information about the first noun
O Example: Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
O Create: Write your own sentence using an appositive phrase modeling the sentence shown above.
Entry #411.6.14
O Gerund: a verb that ends in –ing and becomes a noun
O Example: “Shooting paintballs is not an art form.” –Bart Simpson, The Simpsons
O Create: Write your own sentence using a gerund modeling the sentence shown above.
Entry #511.10.14
O Prepositional Phrase: a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object
O Prepositions: up, around, on, off, beside, etc. (Anywhere a mouse could be)
O Example: “On the counter near the stove in a silvery pan was a deep-dish berry cobbler.” –Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
O Create: Write your own sentence using a prepositional phrase.
Entry #611.11.14
O Begin with an adjective: Sometimes you can begin a sentence with an adjective, which is a word describing a noun.
O Example: Comfortable, I lay on my back and waited for sleep, and while waiting, I thought of Dill. –Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
O Create: Write your own sentence that begins with an adjective.
Entry #711.18.14
O Adjectives shifted out of order: Describe a noun using several adjectives in unconventional places.
O Example: “I held a long, sharp blade, ancient and silver, crusted in dried, blackened blood.” –Stephanie Meyer, Eclipse
O Create: Write your own sentence with the adjectives in unconventional spots of the sentence.
Entry #811.19.14
O Begin with an Adverb: Instead of beginning a sentence with the subject, begin with an adverb which describes verbs.
O Example: Slowly, I turned around to face my fate.
O Create: Write your own sentence beginning with an adverb.
Entry #911.20.14
O Series of Adverbs: To add more detail to a sentence, use more than one adverb to describe the verb.
O Example: “Quietly, blindly, cautiously, they crept toward one another.”
O Create: Write your own sentence using series of adverbs.
Entry #1011.23.14
O Subject First: Begin a sentence with the noun of the sentence.
O Example: Julius Caesar was assassinated by his best friend.
O Create: Write your own sentence with the subject coming first.
