Contains all student activities from the SENTENCE-COMPOSING TEACHER'S HANDBOOK. Priced for affordability, available as paperbook or ebook, a low-cost way to give every student a copy for classwork or homework, STUDENT ACTIVITIES teaches tools used frequently by authors, infrequently by students. MULTIPLE SUBJECT John Steinbeck : The sun bugs , the flies , the dragonflies , the wasps , the hornets went home. Student : The day lilies , the honeysuckle , the irises , the tulips , the lilacs bloomed then. MULTIPLE PREDICATE. F. Scott Fitzgerald : A maid began opening the upper windows of his house , appeared momentarily in each , and spat meditatively into the garden . Student : The driver was starting the route for his trip, thought deeply about some alternatives , and listened carefully to his GPS . OPENING ADJECTIVE Michael Crichton : Nervous at most times , Arnold was especially edgy now. Student : Skillful in creative writing , Damien was usually successful then. DELAYED ADJECTIVE Truman Capote : His teeth, strong enough to shatter walnuts , were still intact. Student : Her smile, attractive enough to turn heads , was always appealing. OPENING ADVERB Toni Morrison : Slowly , methodically , miserably , she ate the jellied bread. Student : Carefully , tentatively , hopefully , he opened the expected envelope. DELAYED ADVERB J. D. Salinger : When he saw that I was looking at him, he closed his eyes, sleepily , angelically , then stuck out his tongue. Student : When she knew that she was dancing in step, she felt the rhythm, intuitively , comfortably , then reached out her arms. ABSOLUTE PHRASE Harper Lee : Boo Radley had been leaning against the wall when I came into the room, his arms folded across his chest . Student : The rain had been soaking the ground when she went into the yard, its downpour flooding near the basement . APPOSITIVE PHRASE Maya Angelou : The country hailed Althea Gibson, the tennis player who was the first black female to win the U.S. Women’s Singles . Student : The world admired Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who was an eloquent advocate to promote peace in the world . PARTICIPLE PHRASE Stephen King : I washed my face at the kitchen sink, rubbing away the tears with the heels of my hands and clearing my clogged nose . Student : I studied my friend during the tournament chess match, observing carefully his moves with the chess pieces at his fingertips and watching his concentrating opponent . PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE Laura Ingalls Wilder : On the whole enormous prairie , there was no sign that any other human being had ever been there. Student : In the bleak abandoned garden , there was no indication that beautiful flowers had ever grown there. ADJECTIVE CLAUSE J. R. R. Tolkien : Other birds flew to the tree-tops and seized the dwarves, who were scrambling up now as far as they ever dared to go . Student : Cheering fans occupied the arena and watched the athletes, who were warming up now as though they never wanted to stop . ADVERB CLAUSE Ray Bradbury : Showers of petal snow sifted down when the wind touched the green branches and the blossom scent drifted upon the air . Student : Scenes of amazing beauty started then as the movie showed the blue sky and the white clouds appeared in the heavens .