let s focus on complex sentences · below, write three complex sentences of your own. exercise 3...
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© Stacey Lloyd 2015
IdentifywhetherthefollowingarecomplexsentencesornotbytickingtheYESorNObox.IfNO,thengiveareasonwhynot.
Underlinethedependent(subordinate)clausesinthesentencesbelow.
Below,writethreecomplexsentencesofyourown.
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 2
LET'S FOCUS ON COMPLEX SENTENCES WHAT IS A COMPLEX SENTENCE?
Acomplexsentencehasanindependentclausejoinedbyoneormoredependentclauses(orsubordinateclauses),whichcannotstandalone.
Example: Although she is allergic, she ate the seafood.
1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes No Reason
1 Dancanplaythepianoalthoughheneverdoes.
2 Mysistercontinuestoexcelwhilemygradesarefailing.
3 Ilovetogotobedlate,butmysistergoestobedearly.
4 JulieandVickywenttoplayintheparkandwalkthedog.
5 AlthoughIreallydoenjoyhiking,anddon’twanttodisappointyou.
6 Assoonashefinishedhishomework,hewentoutside.
EXERCISE 1 1. Theeconomyisgrowingalthoughunemploymentisincreasing. 2. Myfather,whoIthinkyou’dlike,enjoyedyourcake. 3. Eventhoughyouareunwell,willyoucometotheparty? 4. Edithburnedthedinnerbecauseshehadforgottenaboutit. 5. Roses,whichIdon’tevenlike,growinthegarden,eventhoughIneverwaterthem. 6. Aftertheyfinishedstudying,thechildrenwenttothemovieseventhoughtheyknewtheyweren’tallowed.
© Stacey Lloyd 2015
IdentifywhetherthefollowingarecomplexsentencesornotbytickingtheYESorNObox.IfNO,thengiveareasonwhynot.
Underlinethedependent(subordinate)clausesinthesentencesbelow.
Below,writethreecomplexsentencesofyourown.
EXERCISE 3
EXERCISE 2
LET'S FOCUS ON COMPLEX SENTENCES WHAT IS A COMPLEX SENTENCE?
Acomplexsentencehasanindependentclausejoinedbyoneormoredependentclauses(orsubordinateclauses),whichcannotstandalone.
Example: Although she is allergic, she ate the seafood.
1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yes No Reason
1 Dancanplaythepianoalthoughheneverdoes.
2 Mysistercontinuestoexcelwhilemygradesarefailing.
3 Ilovetogotobedlate,butmysistergoestobedearly.
4 JulieandVickywenttoplayintheparkandwalkthedog.
5 AlthoughIreallydoenjoyhiking,anddon’twanttodisappointyou.
6 Assoonashefinishedhishomework,hewentoutside.
EXERCISE 1 1. Theeconomyisgrowingalthoughunemploymentisincreasing. 2. Myfather,whoIthinkyou’dlike,enjoyedyourcake. 3. Eventhoughyouareunwell,willyoucometotheparty? 4. Edithburnedthedinnerbecauseshehadforgottenaboutit. 5. Roses,whichIdon’tevenlike,growinthegarden,eventhoughIneverwaterthem. 6. Aftertheyfinishedstudying,thechildrenwenttothemovieseventhoughtheyknewtheyweren’tallowed.
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✗ There are two independent clauses.
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This is a simple sentence.
There is no independent clause (it is just a subordinate clause)