There are two assignments on this page. Look for the red face text.
Adjective Clusters
Making Adjective Clusters
Adjective clusters are made by crossing over the adjective in a
BSP4,
or the past participial form of the verb in a passive voice sentence.
Jim was angry over the umpire's call. [A BSP4 with a
prepositional phrase attached]
Angry over the umpire's call,
Angry over the umpire's call, Jim snarled an insult.
The hymn was sung well by the choir. [A Passive Voice
Sentence]
Sung well by the choir,
Sung well by the choir, the hymn moved the worshippers.
Assignment one: Either on this page or on a separate sheet of paper,
compose five sentences with adjective clusters embedded in them.
Highlight or underline the adjective clusters.
Recognizing Adjective Clusters
The key marker of an adjective cluster is an adjective or a past
tense verb that stands at or near the front of a cluster of words
tied to it. This cluster modifies a noun, which normally precedes or
follows the cluster. An adjective cluster does not have a subject
within the cluster or a verb that predicates the subject. Here
are some more examples:
Unable to find the "Alt" key, Brian decided to ask the student
to his left where he could find it. When he leaned toward her, Lisa,
uncertain of his intentions, drew back in alarm, causing Brian to
think that his breath, ever a source of great concern, was unusually
offensive that day. When Lisa looked at his face, now full of
self doubt, and torn by indecision, she realized that
he was shy, so she said, "Excuse me. You startled me. Did you want
something?" When he heard her voice, so calm and reassuring,
he ventured to ask his question, "What is the alt key?"
Assignment two: Print off a fresh copy of the first two pages of
Amazon Stranger. Ignore the instructions on
that page. Instead, underline or highlight all the adjectives clusters
you can find on those pages and label them with the abbreviation adj-cl.
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