Andrie Jacob G.

Doloricon Grade IX- Mendeleev

Grammatical Beginning Lead

1. Prepositional Phrase Lead:

 The book with the tattered cover has been read many times.
 All the passengers aboard the runaway train were frightened.
 The present inside the big box is mine.
 The extra blanket is in the box under the bed.
 Racing toward the finish line, Sarah realized she just might win.

2. Infinitive Phrase Lead:

 To meet the needs of the water ratio, MWSS decided to open the Angat Dam
 I want to eat pizza for dinner
 I told the dog to run home quickly

3. Participial Phrase Lead:

 Fond of brushing her hair, Kelly always had smooth and silky locks.
 The present participle of a verb expresses the action of a verb, specifically in the
present. It will always end in –ing, every single time.
 Meanwhile, the past participle of a verb is not always as easy to pick out. They
usually end in -ed, for regular past participles. But irregular past participles are out
there, ready to try and confuse you. Don’t let them, though, because you already use
most past participles without knowing that they’re called past participles!

4. Gerundial Phrase Lead:

 Clipping the power of the Supreme Court of the Philippines to decide on economic
issues is one of the constitutional amendments being sought by President Joseph
Ejercito Estrada

5. Clause Lead:
 That vocational education and all electives except foreign language be eliminated
from the secondary curriculum was the proposal of a group led by Mortimer Huxley.
 How the state plans to finance public secondary education in the 1990s was the
focus of a week-long confrontation between the Governor and the Legislature.
 Why any sane person would listen to rap and/or heavy metal music will be discussed
at next week's meeting of the Ace of Base fan club.
 Novelty Lead
6. Contrast Lead:
 Today Your Tube is owned by Google and gets over 25 million unique visitors to the
site each month.

7. Picture Lead:
 Standing tall and straight, easy to smile, unfurrowed brow under glistening eyes, Mary
told of her dramatic attitude change, having seen her business results turn around after
bringing in a consultant.

8. Epigram Lead:
 Crime does not pay. But Romy Corrales learned this only after he had been collared
by the police for being a fake immigration agent.

9. Question Lead:
 How does your website conversion rates compare to other sites in your industry?

10. Background Lead:

 “The new Dickinson High foot bridge is a part of an historic preservation project that
began in 2008”…