GRAMMAR REVIEW: Complex Sentences

Since the birds were chirping.

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

What word in this sentence is the subordinating conjunction?

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

• We

• ate

• looked

• while

I am glad we went camping because it was so fun!

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

Since I had homework, I wasn't able to go to the dance.

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

We ate ice cream.

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

While I was at work.

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

We started a lemonade stand.

• This is a dependent clause.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a complex sentence.

She is the first woman _____ has successfully went on a space mission.

• which

• who

• whom

• whose

They couldn't make a cake ________ they did not have any milk.

• because
• unless
• or

Our teacher graded the papers ___________ we watched the movie.

• unless
• while
• when