Complex Sentences

Complex Sentences

A sentence that contains a dependent & independent clause.

Complete Sentence

(Independent Clause)

• Subject & Predicate

• The large crowd stood in line to get the new iPhone.

• My mom, sister, and brother will be late to the party.

• The children played with their new puppy.

Multiple Choice

Writing is the best subject.

• Complete
• Incomplete

Multiple Choice

Ate a delicious meal with his family.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

The farmer fed the pigs.

• Complete Sentence

• Incomplete Sentence

Multiple Choice

In the middle of the night.

• Complete Sentence

• Fragment

Dependent Clause (Opener)

• Dependent clause-Group of words with subject & Verb that depends on the MAIN clause to give it meaning

• Because she was hungry.

• As the large crowd stood in line to get the new iPhone.

• Since my mom, sister, and brother will be late to the party.

• While the children played with their new puppy.

Commas in Complex Sentences

*** Independent + dependent. --->

No Comma

*** AAAWWUBBIS + Dependent, independent clause. ---->

Comma separates clauses

After the game was over, we drove home.

We drove home after the game was over.

Subordinating Conjunctions

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is NOT a complex sentence?

• While the teacher was helping another student, I checked my work.

• I checked my work while the teacher was helping another student.

• The teacher helped me with my question when he was done helping my classmate.

• While the teacher was helping my classmate.

Multiple Choice

The tiger went hunting __________ it got dark.

• if
• when
• until

Multiple Choice

The thief broke in to his house ____ he was asleep.

• before

• although

• when

• if

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence:
If you are tired, you should have a rest. 

• You should have a rest if you are tired.
• If you are tired you should have a rest. 
• You should have a rest, if you are tired.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence:
She carried on although she was exhausted.

• She carried on although, she was exhausted.
• Although she was exhausted she carried on.
• Although she was exhausted, she carried on.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence:
After waking up late, Sam missed the bus.

• Sam missed the bus, after waking up late.
• Sam missed the bus after waking up late.
• After waking up late Sam missed the bus.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence:
I will set the table while you cook dinner.

• While you cook dinner, I will set the table.
• While you cook dinner I will set the table.
• I will set the table, while you cook dinner.

Multiple Choice

Rewrite the sentence:
Unless you know the answer, do not raise your hand.

• Do not raise your hand, unless you know the answer.
• Do not raise your hand unless you know the answer.

Multiple Choice

What word in this sentence is the subordinating conjunction?

While we ate dinner, no one looked at their phones.

• We

• ate

• looked

• while

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are dependent clauses?

• While you were outside.
• If you don't study.
• When you get to the goal.
• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Which sentence is an independent clause?

• Jill likes to go to the beach.
• Whenever you finish.
• If you read The Outsiders.
• Before you eat breakfast.