Complex Sentences

Which of the following punctuation marks goes between two complete sentences?

• quotation marks

  ( " " )

• an ellipsis

  ( ...)

• a semicolon

  ( ; )

• a comma

  ( , )

Which of the following is written correctly?

• The guitarist left his amplifier on the tour bus; so he had to borrow a different one.

• The band’s manager booked shows for the tour on four continents; North America, South America, Africa, Europe.

• The band played its last show of the tour in Japan; the audience at the show was enthusiastic.

• The band played a new set list each night; Can you believe it?

What does a semicolon typically link?

• two participial phrases

• two complete sentences

• two subordinate clauses

• two items in a list

A semicolon is used to...

• Connect two independent clauses with a clear relation to one another

• All of these

• Connect any two independent clauses in one sentence

• Connect a dependent clause and an independent clause

A dependent clause begins with a...

• subject

• adjective

• preposition

• subordinate conjunction

Which sentence correctly revises this sentence to make it complex?

Because of the bad weather and flooding, an umbrella.

• Because of bad weather and flooding.

• An umbrella because of bad weather and flooding.

• Because of bad weather and flooding, she brought an umbrella.

• Because of bad weather and flooding, an umbrella and galoshes.

Which is the best way to revise these sentences to form a complex sentence?

I went to the store. My mom asked me to go to the store.

• Because my mom asked me, I went to the store.

• When I went to the store, my mom asked me.

• My mom asked me to go to the store because I went to the store.

• I went to the store and my mom asked me.

What type of sentence is this?

When I walked out that morning, I realized that I was going to need a sweatshirt.

• complex

• compound

• simple

• fragment

What type of clause is this?

Since I wanted to go to the park

• independent

• dependent

What is one way to turn this into a complex sentence?

Every morning students show up for Mrs. Mathew's tutorials, her science class is difficult.

• This sentence is correct as is.

• Every morning students show up for Mrs. Mathew's tutorials because her science class is difficult.

• Every morning students show up for Mrs. Mathew's tutorials, because her science class is difficult.

• Every morning students show up for Mrs. Mathew's tutorials. Because her science class is difficult.