Complex Sentences

A(n) _____ clause CAN'T stand on its own as a sentence.

• independent

• dependent

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

True or False: When a dependent clause comes at the start of a complex sentence, you need to put a comma after it.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

How do you create a complex sentence?

• by linking two dependent clauses

• by linking two independent clauses

• by linking an independent clause with a dependent clause

• by never adding commas to sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Which of the following is an INDEPENDENT clause?

• After the rain,

• Until the bus comes,

• I don't like snakes.

• While we waited,

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following is a DEPENDENT clause?

• Because she was too young,

• Jesse climbed a mountain.

• into the forest

• I can speak Spanish.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

What do subordinating conjunctions do?

• tell you when to pause in a sentence

• tell what the subject is doing

• stand on their own as sentences

• link clauses

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• It's good to reduce, reuse, and recycle.

• Pollution is bad for the environment.

• Even though it takes more time, we should recycle.

• I would never throw trash on the ground.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Read the sentence, and choose the INDEPENDENT clause.

Niko won't go to the dentist unless his dad goes with him.

• Niko won't go to the dentist

• Unless his dad

• Unless his dad goes with him

• To the dentist

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Read the sentence, and choose where a comma should be.

Since Mara stopped playing piano the house has been a lot quieter.

• after the word "Mara"

• after the word "piano"

• after the word "house"

• The sentence does not need a comma.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.6.2A

Which of these is a complex sentence that has the correct punctuation?

• Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts until she heard, a noise in the attic.

• Until she heard a noise in the attic Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts.

• Until she heard a noise in the attic, Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts.

• Suzanne didn't believe in ghosts until, she heard a noise in the attic.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B