6 "Write Like a Pro" Techniques
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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