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Delayed Adjectives Task
Expanding with Delayed Adjectives
Directions: In your WWJ, add a delayed adjective or series of delayed adjectives of your choice to each sentence and rewrite the
sentence.
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The hikers rested at the summit of the
mountain.
2. Jonathan ran down the street with nothing but the
clothes on his back.
3. The inside of the house looked like it had not been
cleaned in years.
4. Lupe felt that Christmas had lost its special feel.
(hint: use delayed adjective phrase)
5. Alina gripped the bat in her hands.
6. The morning was like a painting.
7. Sara walked along the racks of clothes feeling their
textures.
8. The monster truck rolled by on its oversize wheels.
New Sentence w/ Delayed Adjective
The hikers, exhausted and thirsty, rested at the
summit of the mountain.
Creative Writing With Delayed Adjectives
Directions: Using delayed adjectives or multiple delayed adjectives, write fictional stories using the 2 of the prompts below.
You can write in first, second or third person- whatever fits your fiction best. Each response must have at least 5
sentences and all must have delayed adjectives.
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Prompt
Your best friend calls you crying. You
answer the phone and….
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The football game at LHS has just ended.
You decide to go for a walk at the Farmer’s
market when…
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In math class, you feel like you are going to
fall asleep. You raise your head and see…
4.
You go on a college field trip to UC Santa
Cruz. On the way there, you see the beach
out the window. It looks….
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It’s the middle of the night. You awake
suddenly and look outside when you hear…
Response w/ Delayed Adjectives
I tried to calm her down, distraught as she was. I
told her, with a forced calm, to take some deep
breaths. She told me, sad and confused, the
latest tale in her boyfriend drama. Her
boyfriend, a hopeless liar, had gone out with
another girl. She thought the relationship was
over for sure, doomed and unsalvageable.