Complex Sentences

Front

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of writing with complex sentences?

• It makes your writing more interesting to read.
• It makes the relationship between ideas clear for your reader.
• It will make your ELAR teacher proud.
• It makes your writing boring.

Back

It makes your writing boring.

Front

Which is the correct complex sentence structure?

Back

An independent clause and a dependent clause

Front

Subordinating conjunctions start which type of clauses?

Back

dependent clauses

Front

When a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, a comma is required.

Back

True

Front

When a subordinating conjunction is in the middle of a sentence, a comma is required.

Back

False

Front

Which word is not a subordinating conjunction? Options: If, When, While, Summer

Back

Summer

Front

Which sentence is an independent clause? Options: Jill likes to go to the beach., Whenever you finish., If you read The Outsiders., Before you eat breakfast.

Back

Jill likes to go to the beach.

Front

Which of the following are dependent clauses? While you were outside., If you don't study., When you get to the goal.

Back

all of the above

Front

Where does the comma belong in the sentence: "Unless you are going to graduate you will not need to apply for your diploma."?

Back

Between graduate and you

Front

Which are correctly written complex sentences? Options: When I was a baby, my dad was in the army., Although I was tired., An adjective describes a noun., A proper noun needs to be capitalized.

Back

When I was a baby, my dad was in the army.