6 "Write Like a Pro" Techniques

Participle/Participial Phrase

"-ing" or "-ed" verb at the beginning of a sentence or phrase

Appositive/Appositive Phrase

A noun that renames or explains the noun directly before it

Absolute/Absolute Phrase

Noun + "-ing" or "-ed" verb

Adjectives Shifted Out of Order

Placing adjectives after the noun they describe

Similes/Metaphors

both compare two things; one uses connecting words while other does not

Vivid Verbs

specific and descriptive verbs that appeal to the senses