Complex sentences

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What is a complex sentence?

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A sentence with at least one main clause and a subordinate clause

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What is a main clause?

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A clause that makes sense on its own.

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What is a subordinate clause?

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A clause that does not make sense on its own.

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Which part of the sentence is a subordinate clause?

I am extremely happy because I tried my best on all my tasks.

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I am extremely happy

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On all my tasks

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Because I tried my best on all my tasks.

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Because I tried my best on all my tasks.

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Is this statement true or false: Complex sentences need a subordinating conjunction to join the main clause and the subordinate clause together.

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True

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What is the main clause in this complex sentence?

Because it was raining, I went inside.

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I went inside

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What is the subordinate clause in this sentence?

I decided to go back outside since the sun had come back out.

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Since the sun had come back out.

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What is the main clause in this complex sentence?

As I had eaten too much food, I felt sick.

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I felt sick.

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Identify the subordinate clause in the sentence: "When it was dinner time, I ate far too much."

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When it was dinner time