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Prepositional Push Offs & Writer's Asides

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Prepositional Push Offs & Writer's Asides
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is an example of the 'Prepositional Push Off' complex sentence type?

The dog barked.
Beneath the thirty or forty feet of the trees’ rise, the world seemed to have come to an end.
I like pizza and pasta.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is an example of the 'Writer's Aside' complex sentence type?

The familiar world – as you can imagine – was a million miles away.
After the rain stopped, the children went outside to play.
I want to travel the world, but I'm also a bit scared.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main characteristic of a 'Prepositional Push Off' complex sentence?

It contains a main idea and extra information joined together.
It has at least one adjective and one adverb.
It has many commas.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main characteristic of a 'Writer's Aside' complex sentence?

It contains a main idea and extra information joined together.
It has at least one adjective and one adverb.
It has many commas.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

I like pizza and pasta.
After the rain stopped, the children went outside to play.
The dog barked.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the usual job of words like 'beneath', 'as', and 'you can imagine' in complex sentences?

To connect ideas together in a complex sentence.
To describe things.
To show actions.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence needs a comma to be correct?

We can go to the park when we finish school
I enjoy drawing and painting.
Because I like swimming I go to the pool often.

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