Complex Sentences Exit ticket

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

• Unless his dad

• James won’t go to the dentist

• Unless his dad goes with him

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• Pollution is bad for the environment.

• I would never throw trash on the ground.

• Even though it takes more time, we should recycle.

Which of the following is a DEPENDENT clause?

• Jesse climbed a mountain.

• I can speak Spanish.

• Because she was too young,

Which of these is a complex sentence that has the correct punctuation?

• 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.

• Suzanne didn’t believe in ghosts until she heard, a noise in the attic.

What do subordinating conjunctions do?

• tell what the subject is doing

• stand on their own as sentences

• link clauses