Complex Sentences

What is an independent clause?

• Arden's favorite movie

• the name of Naomi's dog

• a clause that cannot stand as a sentence in its own right

• a clause that can stand on its own as a sentence.

What is a dependent clause?

• A group of words that contains a subject and a verb but that is a fragment.

• 5 + 5 = 10

• a clause that can stand on its own as a sentence.

• a Subordinate Clause

What type of clause is this? Macie enjoys reading.

• dependent

• independent

• conjunction

• toenails

Which word in this sentence is a subordinating conjunction? Because we are all so tired, we decided to go home early.

• are

• decided

• Because

• early

What type of sentence is this? Natalee covered her ears because Mrs. Crompton started singing again.

• complex sentence

• compound sentence

• fragment

• This is not a sentence because Keely says aliens wrote it.

Which part of the sentence is a DEPENDENT clause:

While the two-year-old had a tantrum, I went for a walk.

• I went to the store

• While the two-year-old had a tantrum

• the two-year-old

• I have no idea. Please don't choose this as your answer.

Which part of the sentence is the INDEPENDENT clause?:

Rather than be tired all day, I consume my daily allotment.

• Mmmm coffee!

• Rather than be tired all-day

• Don't pick this one as your answer.

• I consume my daily allotment.

"When" is a word that is found before a(n) _____.

• Simple Sentence

• Command

• Independent Clause

• Dependent Clause

What is the formula for a Complex Sentence?

• 1 dependent clause

• 1 Dependend clause + 1 Independent clause

• Simple sentene + Simple Sentence

• 1 independent clause

Which of the following sentences is an example of a complex sentnce

• Because I love to eat bananas, I will make banana bread for my breakfast.

• The boy slipped on a banana peel!

• The boy slipped on a banana peel, and he hurt his elbow.

• The banana peel is a slippery little thing.