Write one sentence for each of the items listed below. 1. a prepositional phrase used as an adverb (prep=adv)
2. a prepositional phrase used as an adjective (prep=adj)
3. a gerund phrase (np)
4. a participial phrase (part)
5. an infinitive used as an adverb (inf=adv)
6. an infinitive used as an adjective (inf=adj)
7. an infinitive used as a noun (inf=n)
8. an appositive (app)
9. a compound sentence (compound)
10. a compound-complex sentence (compound-complex)

Certainly living up to my username with this answer.

Explanation:

the water represents a powerful force, and supports the idea that farquhar cannot escape his fate.

explanation:

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.