Reality is Broken Sentence Structures

Gamers have had enough of reality.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

They are abandoning it in droves—a few hours here, an entire weekend there, sometimes every spare minute of every day for stretches at a time—in favor of simulated environments and online games.

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

And so, there is a growing perception in the gaming community: Reality, compared to games, is broken."

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complez

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

It’s a phenomenon.

• telegraphic

• short

• medium

• long and involved

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CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

The real world just doesn’t offer up as easily the carefully designed pleasures, the thrilling challenges, and the powerful social bonding afforded by virtual environments

• simple

• compound

• complex

• compound-complex

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

Where, in the real world, is that gamer sense of being fully alive, focused, and engaged in every moment?

• declarative

• imperative

• interrogative

• exclamatory

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.8.1C

CCSS.L.K.1D

Reality isn’t engineered to maximize our potential.

• telegraphic

• short

• medium

• long and involved

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.1.1J

Although a typical gamer plays for just an hour or two a day, there are now more than 6 million people in China who spend at least twenty-two hours a week gaming, the equivalent of a part-time job.

• the words in red are dependent

• the words in green are independent

• the underlined words provide additional information about the independent clause

• all of the above

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CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Where is the gamer feeling of power,

heroic purpose, and community? Where are the bursts of

exhilarating and creative game accomplishment? Where

is the heart-expanding thrill of success and team victory?

• These questions are considered rhetorical questions.

• These questions draw attention to the perceived limitations of reality

• These questions force to reader to accept gaming as a poison to society.

• Both A and B

The ever-skyrocketing amounts of time and money spent on

games are being observed with alarm by some—concerned

parents, teachers, and politicians—and eagerness by

others—the many technology industries that expect to profit

greatly from the game boom.

• These sentences present opposing viewpoints about time and money spent on games

• The consequences of gaming on society and the future it creates.

• These declarative sentences explain the popularity, concerns, and expectations of games.

• Both A and C