Warm-Ups, NW3,

Week 5
Focus on Brushstrokes (Appositives)

Monday, February 2nd

Brushstrokes Review:
A.

Write a simple
sentence about the
image to the right.

B.

Add an absolute
phrase (at the
beginning of the
sentence) AND a
participial phrase
(at the end of the
sentence)

***Make sure youre

using a comma to
punctuate!

Tuesday, February 3rd

(Pre-AP)

Revise yesterdays homework (TRNT and

New Directions Crossover answer)
Add at least
Two appositives
Two participial phrases
One absolute phrase
Highlight/underline each and label them.

Hand in your answer.

Tuesday, February 3rd (7th period

only)
Copy and identify the underlined phrases as one of the following: participle,
participial phrase, absolute phrase, or appositive.
1. Muscles straining, heart pounding, focus increasing, the boy holds onto the

rock and doesnt fall.

2. The refreshing water, that life-giving liquid, cools the boys down in the deadly

summer heat.
3. The man gripped with all his might onto the landform, rocks crumbling

beneath his palms, adrenaline pumping rapidly throughout his veins as he

was neck to neck with Death himself.
4. Fighting, Curley clenched his fist as Lennie forcefully broke every single bone.
5. Curley, the regretful instigator, screams out in pain as Lennie grinds his hand

to a pulp.
6. Gliding over the cold steel, John has a fun time.
7. Heart pounding, hands sweating, muscles weakening, the man tries to hang

on longer.
8. Twisting, turning, snapping, Curleys hand broke.
9. The skateboard, a cheap loaner, snapped in half when Pierre landed on the

Wednesday, February 4th

Brushstrokes Practice:
A. Write a simple

sentence about the

image to the right.
B. Add an appositive

(Pre-AP: Also add an

absolute to the same
sentence).
***Make sure youre
using commas to
punctuate!

Thursday, February 5th (1st/4th

period only)
Copy and identify the underlined phrases as one of the following: participle,
participial phrase, absolute phrase, or appositive.
1. Muscles straining, heart pounding, focus increasing, the boy holds onto the

rock and doesnt fall.

2. The refreshing water, that life-giving liquid, cools the boys down in the deadly

summer heat.
3. The man gripped with all his might onto the landform, rocks crumbling

beneath his palms, adrenaline pumping rapidly throughout his veins as he

was neck to neck with Death himself.
4. Fighting, Curley clenched his fist as Lennie forcefully broke every single bone.
5. Curley, the regretful instigator, screams out in pain as Lennie grinds his hand

to a pulp.
6. Gliding over the cold steel, John has a fun time.
7. Heart pounding, hands sweating, muscles weakening, the man tries to hang

on longer.
8. Twisting, turning, snapping, Curleys hand broke.
9. The skateboard, a cheap loaner, snapped in half when Pierre landed on the

Thursday, February 5th (7th period)

Brushstrokes Practice:
A. Write a simple

sentence about the

image to the right.
B. Add an appositive

***Make sure youre

using commas to
punctuate!