Complex Sentences

What is a complex sentence made up of?

• Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice

• A dependent clause and an independent clause

• Two independent clauses joined by and, but, or, nor

• Gucci words

Which statement is true?

• A dependent clause can stand alone and make sense.

• An independent clause can stand along and make sense.

• The white bus is coming.

• "Pause", said Jack in his NY accent

Which statement is true?

• An independent clause cannot stand alone to make sense and must have an independent clause there too.

• An independent clause is Gucci.

• A dependent clause cannot stand alone to make sense and must have an independent clause there too.

• A dependent clause is not a good look.

Which sentence is true?

• If a dependent clause comes first in a sentence, then one must put a comma after it.

• If an independent clause comes first in a sentence, then one must put a comma after it.

Which one is true?

• If a complex sentence begins with the independent clause then no comma is needed at all in the sentence.

• If a complex sentence begins with the independent clause then one must put a comma after it.

Which one is true?

• The white bus is coming.

• A dependent clause starts with a subordinating conjunction.

• An independent clause starts with a subordinating conjunction.

Which ones are subordinating conjunctions?

• Throwing shade, Gucci, Not a Good Look, Good Egg, Buff,

• and, but, or, nor

• Since, Because, Rather Than, As if, if, In order that, So that, whether

• cliches, puns, proverbs, idioms, similes, metaphors, irony, hyperbole

Which one is not a good way to begin sentences when you want to have variety?

• A, An, The, I, My, He, She, It, We, They, and pronouns

• Adverbs

• Prepositional Phrases

• Subordinating Conjunctions

Which sentence is complex?

• Frank fed the chickens, and Marvin milked the cows.

• Being tolerant of others is a good quality in a person.

• The white bus is coming.

• Since the food drive started, the sixth grade has donated the most.

Which sentence is complex?

• The white bus has come and gone.

• I did educational word games on my iPad because Mrs. Bogarad said that we could.

• Even though it was spring break

• While I slept last night