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Please grab a pink warm up and glue it ¼ of the way down page 9 of your Composition Book. (We will write above it). If the model short answer went on to page 9, rename that page 8B and create a new page 9!. Brush strokes in Writing: Painting with Absolutes.
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Please grab a pink warm up and glue it ¼ of the way down page 9 of your Composition Book. (We will write above it). If the model short answer went on to page 9, rename that page 8B and create a new page 9! Brush strokes in Writing: Painting with Absolutes How do I bring forth action in my writing with absolutes?
Brush strokes in Writing: Painting with Absolutes What Skills are we practicing? using a variety of correctly structured sentences (e.g., compound, complex, compound-complex). Use and understand complex grammatical structures in writing (an absolute phrase is a complex structure)
Painting with Absolutes • What is an absolute phrase? • An ABSOLUTE PHRASE is a NOUN combined with an –ingVerb
Imagine this sentence: The cat walked into the room. To add an absolute phrase, we need to focus in on a SPECIFIC PART of the cat.
Imagine this sentence: The cat walked into the room. Now, for each part, write an associated action verb (Remember to put it into ING form)
Imagine this sentence: The cat walked into the room. The combination of these nouns and ing-verbs (into absolute phrases), when added to the original sentence, creates more vivid imagry.
Imagine this sentence: The cat walked into the room.
Painting with Absolutes • Where do I see Absolutes in writing? • Absolutes can be found at the beginning of a sentence (separated from the main sentence with a comma), in the middle of the sentence between two commas, or sometimes even at the end (again, separated from the main sentence with a comma).
Painting with Absolutes • An Absolute Phrase is ALWAYS separated from the rest of the sentence with a Comma, or more than 1 COMMAS.
For example, look at this sentence: • The mountain climber edged along the cliff. • The above sentence gives an idea of the scene, but lacks DESCRIPTION
Now, watch the effect when we add an ABSOLUTE to the sentence: • The mountain climber, hands shaking, edged along the cliff. • Now we have a word picture that includes detaileddescription!
We can choose where to place the absolute phrase. Here is the same sentence with the absolute moved to the beginning of the sentence • Hands shaking, the mountain climber edged along the cliff. • (Sometimes it also works to put the absolute at the end as well!)
Can I use more than one Absolute? • You can add more than one absolute to a sentence: • Hands shaking and feet trembling, the mountain climber edged along the cliff.
More Examples of Absolutes • Mind racing with excitement, the diver peered once more at the specimen as he glanced upward and swam for the surface. • I glanced at my clock, digits glowing florescent blue in the darkness of my room, then rolled over to return to my slumber. • The kitten, jaws cracking, tongue curling, yawned tiredly as she awakened from her nap.
Your Turn • Now that you know what ABSOLUTES are and how they are used correctly, it’s your turn to try adding them to your writing. • Don’t forget to separate absolutes from the rest of the sentence by using commas
Copy this into your journal, adding an ABSOLUTE: 1. The car sped through the intersection.
2. The dog barked loudly. 3. The door opened.
Absolutes Review • An ABSOLUTE is a NOUN combined with an –ing PARTICIPLE • Formula: noun + participle = absolute • Examples: • Mind racing with excitement, the diver, peered once more at the specimen as he glanced upward and swam for the surface. • The kitten, jaws cracking, tongue curling, yawned tiredly as she awakened from her nap.