Compound-Complex Sentences

Identify the sentence structure

Since it's a nice day, we can go to the park while Mom goes shopping for dinner.

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Identify the sentence structure.

Since it's a nice day, we can go to the park, and Mom can go for a relaxing walk around the neighborhood.

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Compound-Complex Sentences consist of

• one independent clause and one subordinate clause

• two independent clauses

• at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause

Identify the words in bold print.

The man who lives by the lake is my uncle, and he loves to go fishing in the middle of the day.

• independent clause

• dependent clause

• subordinating conjunction

What is the subject of the dependent clause?

The cell phone that is on the bed belongs to Andrès, but Tina thought it was hers.

• phone

• that

• Tina

What is the verb/verb phrase of the indepenent clause?

The cell phone that is on the bed belongs to Andrès, but Tina thought it was hers.

• is

• belongs

• thought

Identify the independent clauses in the sentence. Click all that apply.

After the project is complete, the students will get a break, but it won't last long.

• After the project is complete

• the students will get a break

• it won't last long

• but it won't last long

Identify the independent clauses in the sentence. Click all that apply.

Jimmy, who worked in the finance department, took the payoffs, and he was convicted for stealing.

• Jimmy who worked in the finance department took the payoffs

• Jimmy took the payoffs, and he was convicted for stealing.

  Identify the independent clauses in the sentence.

• Jimmy took the payoffs

• he was convicted for stealing.

Identify the subjects in the independent clauses.

Jimmy, who worked in the finance department, took the payoffs, and he was convicted for stealing.

• Jimmy

• who

• he

• department

What is the subordinating conjunction?

So that he would not make noise, George took off his shoes, but the floor creaked and woke the baby anyway.

• so

• so that

• that

• but