{"id":2126,"date":"2016-11-16T19:02:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T19:02:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/index.php\/2016\/11\/16\/writing-tip-9-complex-sentences\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T13:47:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:47:36","slug":"writing-tip-9-complex-sentences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldsobright.org\/2016\/11\/16\/writing-tip-9-complex-sentences\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Tip: How do I manage the complex sentence?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m on the hunt for interesting complex sentences.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here’s a template I found that is very subtle in regards to cause and effect.<\/p>\n

NARROW the SCOPE with prepositional phrase\/s (comma)
\n+ MAIN SENTENCE (possible comma)
\n+ HINT at Cause and Effect<\/p>\n

Example A:
\nWith the exception of cooking healthy meals, my husband and I have been training our new dog with such intensity that I’m afraid we’ve neglected our own kids.<\/em><\/p>\n

Example B:
\nIn the last few weeks, in both small ways and large, my housekeeping has deteriorated<\/strong> with the possible harm to my family’s health.<\/em>
\nOne way to come up with your own complex sentences is to write a list of WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, HOW phrases and then arrange them in different orders until you have a pleasing effect.<\/p>\n

I’ve done the first one for you.<\/p>\n

WHO: me \/ I\/ my English
\nWHAT: my speech\/ has deteriorated \/ is simplified
\nWHAT: vocabulary, word choice
\nWHEN: over the years
\nHOW: from speaking and teaching international students learning English<\/p>\n

I can play with these phrases, until I find an order that I like. How’s this one?<\/p>\n

CONTEXT (comma)
\n+ OBSERVABLE EFFECT
\n+ INTERESTING VERB
\n+ CAUSE\/CONDITIONS<\/p>\n

My Sentence:
\n In terms of vocabulary and word choice, my use of simple English can be blamed on<\/strong> all the years I’ve spent with internationals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Another example:
\nFrom the north woods of Michigan to the tropical shores of Florida, the architecture of a region rests<\/strong> on its natural resources and geological features.<\/em><\/p>\n

In these examples, the effect comes before the cause.<\/p>\n

\n
For creative, complex sentences that hint at cause and effect, work at finding verbs that can do the job.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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—Back to Writing Tips<\/a><\/p>\n

Continue Module 4, Crafting:\u00a0 Parallel sentence construction<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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