Complex Sentences

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A(n) _____ clause CAN'T stand on its own as a sentence.

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dependent

Front

True or False: When a dependent clause comes at the start of a complex sentence, you need to put a comma after it.

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True

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How do you create a complex sentence?

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by linking an independent clause with a dependent clause

Front

Which of the following is an INDEPENDENT clause?
- After the rain,
- Until the bus comes,
- I don't like snakes.
- While we waited,

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I don't like snakes.

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Which of the following is a DEPENDENT clause?

• Because she was too young,
• Jesse climbed a mountain.
• into the forest
• I can speak Spanish.

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Because she was too young,

Front

What do subordinating conjunctions do?

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link clauses

Front

Which of the following is a complex sentence?
Options: It's good to reduce, reuse, and recycle., Pollution is bad for the environment., Even though it takes more time, we should recycle., I would never throw trash on the ground.

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Even though it takes more time, we should recycle.

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Read the sentence, and choose the INDEPENDENT clause: Niko won't go to the dentist unless his dad goes with him.

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Niko won't go to the dentist

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Where should a comma be placed in the sentence: "Since Mara stopped playing piano the house has been a lot quieter."? Options: after the word "Mara", after the word "piano", after the word "house", The sentence does not need a comma.

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after the word "piano"

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Which of these is a complex sentence that has the correct punctuation? Options: Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts until she heard, a noise in the attic., Until she heard a noise in the attic Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts., Until she heard a noise in the attic, Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts., Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts until, she heard a noise in the attic.

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Until she heard a noise in the attic, Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts.