-ing for effect
Finish the sentence: The door slammed shut, ________ a loud echo.
What is making/creating/etc
Fix this sentence: "Not following the chant, the portal remained open."
The portal didn't follow the chant? Subject mismatch. Correct: Not following the chant, the group left the portal open.
Replace: The ritual caused the haunting. (use "produce")
The ritual produced the haunting.
"Running through the woods, the flashlight flickered."
Running through the woods, she held the flashlight.
In horror movies, what usually happens after someone says "I'll be right back"?
They usually die or disappear soon after.
Combine the two sentences using the underlined verb as an -ing phrase: She picked up the phone. A ghost began speaking. (use: trigger)
She picked up the phone, triggering a ghost to speak.
Combine: They entered the asylum. They were looking for their friend.
Looking for their friend, they entered the asylum.
Replace: The book led to trouble. (use "result in")
The book resulted in trouble.
"By chanting at midnight, the curse was lifted."
By chanting at midnight, the group lifted the curse.
What’s the most common consequence of splitting up?
Someone gets picked off, lost, or killed.
Write a sentence using an -ing phrase that shows effect.
Ex.: The mirror cracked, unleashing a scream from the attic.
Write a sentence using an -ing phrase that shows cause.
Ex.: Hoping to escape, she ran into the basement.
Write a sentence using an -ing phrase that shows cause.
Ex.: Hoping to escape, she ran into the basement.
"She read from the book, in summoning the demon."
She read from the book, thereby summoning the demon.
Why do rituals usually go wrong in horror stories? Use a cause-effect structure.
Because they skip a step, the ritual fails.
OR
Missing a line in the ritual leads to disaster.
What punctuation is needed before an -ing effect phrase?
A comma.
What is the rule about subject matching in -ing cause phrases?
The subject of the -ing phrase must be the same as the subject of the main clause.
Correct this: "The noise resulted fear."
The noise resulted in fear.
"The spirit appeared, by causing panic."
The spirit appeared, thus causing panic.
Write a mini cause-effect chain: 3 steps that lead to someone getting possessed.
Step 1: Read from the book
Step 2: Say the forbidden name
Step 3: Get possessed
Explain how -ing effect phrases differ from -ing cause phrases.
Effect phrases follow the main clause and show what happened. Cause phrases come first and explain why something happened.
Rewrite: The group ignored the curse. They summoned the ghost.
Ignoring the curse, the group summoned the ghost.
Write a sentence with "lead to" that describes a horror consequence.
Ex.: Ignoring the cursed sign led to the entire team vanishing.
"Floating above the bed, they saw the ghost.
Floating above the bed, the ghost terrified them.
Write a 3-sentence horror plot that includes one -ing cause phrase, one -ing effect phrase, and one cause-effect verb.
Ignoring the warnings, she lit the candle, summoning the entity, which led to her vanishing.