Delayed Adjectives 2

Directions: Identify the delayed adjectives in the models and sample imitations. Then write an imitation of each model sentence, one sentence part at a time.

1. Dumpster diving is outdoor work, often surprisingly pleasant.
--Lars Eighner, "On Dumpster Diving"

Being an all-state athlete is a very tough task to accomplish, although it is very prestigious.

Sample: Doing homework is necessary discipline, sometimes incredibly helpful.
2. The baby's eyes were the shape of watermelon seeds, very black and cut very precisely into her small, solemn face.
--Anne Tyler, Digging to America

The man's large stature, very intimidating, was the biggest I've ever seen.

Sample: The unspoken pain was the weight of river rocks ,very heavy and embedded most certainly into her aching body.

3. I shivered as he tossed the feathered corpse of the dead chicken, limp as a cloth, into the back of the truck.
--Barbara Kingsolver, Animal Dreams
He knew everything there was to know about his trade, wise as a sen say, he taught me all I know.

Sample: I stared as he threw the battered ball from the garbage can, smelly as a foot, into the field of the pitcher.

He hadn't showered in days because of the camping trip, caked with dirt, he came rolling into town.
Practice 5: Expanding

The delayed adjectives are omitted at the caret mark (^) in the following sentences. For each caret, adda delayed adjective or adjective phrase, bleding your content and style wit the rest of the sentence.
1. The man topple to one side, crumpled against the railing, agonizing in pain.
--Robert Ludlum, The Prometheus Deception

2. The spiders like of their sides, small and cold, their legs drying in knots.
--Annie Dillard, "Death of a Moth"

3. He was twenty-six, dark haired tall, muscular, well-mannered, and successful.
--John Steinbeck, Cannery Row