Mixed Construction

Mixed Construction

Mixed construction- sentence that begins with one type of structure and shifts to another type of structure.

Examples:  Mixed: Take, for example, in the strip mines of southeastern Ohio, the blaster has one of the best-paying jobs.

                  Revised: For example, in the strip mines of southeastern Ohio, the blaster has one of the best paying jobs.

                       Mixed: Every few hundred feet a test sample of the layer of earth a bit of it is analyzed to determine the distance from oil.

                  Revised: Every few hundred feet a test sample of the layer of earth is analyzed to determine the distance from oil.

                  Mixed: Out in the rain was coming down on the children.

                  Revised: Out in the rain the children were getting wet.