Prepositional Push Offs & Writer's Asides

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Change this simple sentence into a complex sentence: 'The familiar world was a million miles away.'

• The familiar world, as you can imagine, was a million miles away.
• The familiar world was a million miles away, but it was still comforting.
• The familiar world was a million miles away and it felt strange.

Explain the main characteristic of a 'Prepositional Push Off' complex sentence.

Explain the main characteristic of a 'Writer's Aside' complex sentence.