Complex Sentences

A complex sentence...

• has two independent clauses.

• has an independent clause that is joined by one or more dependent clauses.

• has a subject and a verb.

• has a comma and conjunction.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• Romeo and Juliet are infatuated by one another's good looks.

• Because Juliet reciprocates his affection, Romeo is no longer heartbroken.

• Benvolio provides support, but Tybalt creates conflict.

• The feud between the patriarchs kills their children.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

A dependent clause can appear...

• in the beginning of a sentence.

• in the middle of a sentence.

• at the end of the sentence.

• All of the above.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent clause begins with a...

• noun

• verb

• subordinator

• relative pronoun

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent clause can stand on its own.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the dependent clause.

• Unless I am confident the answer is correct

• Romeo possesses a tragic flaw.

• Every time she glances in my direction, my heart skips a beat.

• A tiger is on the loose in Houston.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

When a complex sentence begins with a subordinator, a _____________ is required at the end of the dependent clause.

• period

• semicolon

• comma

• colon

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the sentence that begins with a dependent clause.

• Lord Capulet is offended when Juliet refuses to marry Paris.

• When Juliet refuses to marry Paris, she offends her father.

• Romeo and Juliet are irrational and naive.

• Friar Lawrence attempts to guide the young lovers.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Identify the complex sentence.

• Thou art a frothy, half-faced maggot-pie.

• Monologues and soliloquies contribute to a character's development.

• Lord and Lady Capulet are not parents of the year.

• The student who possesses the strongest work ethic earns recognition.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the two complex sentences.

• The title of John Green's novel, The Fault in Our Stars, was inspired by a Shakespearean tragedy.

• In the Tragedy of Julius Caesar, Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that “[t]he fault...is not in our stars/But in ourselves, that we are underlings” (Shakespeare).

• The play that I watched accurately portrays the written work.

• The audience gave the actors a standing ovation after the curtains dropped.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B