verbs: The game heated up as the quarterback rifled the pass to the receiver who
knifed between two defenders and tightroped down the sideline.
After much negotiation, the salesman shaved ten percent off the price of the car.
adjectives and
adverbs:
Life is a carnival ride.
The ferocious housecat attacked its prey.
The quarterback threw the football to the flying receiver.
prepositional
phrases:
He had muscles (of steel.)
She was saddened (by her ash heap) of dreams.
nouns: The army of seals swam in ranks.
Her decorative touch was evident in the home.
appositives: On the bed sat the dog, a whining baby.