Image Grammar

The Five Basic Brush Strokes

Core Sentence

The elephant charged the lion.

Add an Absolute (a noun and –ing word)

Feet stomping, ears flapping, the elephant charged the lions.

Add a Participle (an –ing word or phrase)

Roaring a loud warning screech, the elephant charged the lions.

Roaring, the elephant charged the lions.

Add an Appositive (a noun referring to another noun)

The elephant, an angry 1,200 pound beast, charged the lions.

Add an Adjective Out-of-Order (adjectives after the noun)

The angry elephant, monstrous and fierce, charged the lions.

Add an Action Verb (shows action, not being)

The elephant attacked the lions.