Complex Sentences

When a subordinating conjunction starts a sentence, a comma is required.

• True

• False

A complex sentence is comprised of:

• two independent clauses

• an independent clause and a dependent clause

• one independent clause alone

• two dependent clauses

Does this sentence need a comma?

Whenever you feel hungry we can stop for lunch.

• no comma

• comma after stop

• comma after hungry

• comma after feel

because she studied diligently

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

I eat my lunch in the shade.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

Does this sentence need a comma?

Clowns juggled while the audience waited for the show to start.

• no comma

• comma after audience

• comma after juggled

• comma after waited

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• After we eat, I want to see a movie.

• As, we walked you ran.

• Because you sneezed I jumped.

• If you, fall I'll catch you.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Cory ate lunch after we took a walk.

• Cory ate, lunch after we took a walk.

• Cory ate lunch, after we took a walk.

• Cory ate lunch - after we took a walk.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• Because I was sick I missed school.

• Because, I was sick, I missed school.

• Because, I was sick I missed school.

• Because I was sick, I missed school.

An independent clause:

• has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought

• can't be a sentence on its own

• has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

• makes a sentence complex