Exploring Compound-Complex Sentences

What is a compound complex sentence?

• A sentence with only dependent clauses

• A sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause

• A sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause

• A sentence with only independent clauses

In the sentence 'Sherry filled a box while we waited and we drove to the station,' which part is the dependent clause?

• Sherry filled a box

• while we waited

• and we drove to the station

• Sherry filled a box while we waited

What role does the word 'while' play in the sentence 'Sherry filled a box while we waited'?

• Coordinating conjunction

• Independent clause

• Subordinating conjunction

• Dependent clause

In the rearranged sentence 'While we waited, Sherry filled a box and we drove to the station,' which clause comes first?

• Independent clause

• Dependent clause

• Subordinating conjunction

• Coordinating conjunction

Does the order of clauses in a compound complex sentence affect its meaning?

• Yes, it always changes the meaning

• No, as long as the meaning is preserved

• No, it never changes the meaning

• Yes, it sometimes changes the meaning

Which of the following is a correct formula for a compound complex sentence?

• Dependent clause + independent clause + coordinating conjunction

• Dependent clause + subordinating conjunction + independent clause

• Independent clause + dependent clause + independent clause

• Independent clause + coordinating conjunction + independent clause + dependent clause

In the sentence 'After the game ended, we walked to the store and Tom bought a book,' which part is the subordinating conjunction?

• The game ended

• Tom bought a book

• We walked to the store

• After

What is the independent clause in the sentence 'After the game ended, we walked to the store and Tom bought a book'?

• Both 'We walked to the store' and 'Tom bought a book'

• Tom bought a book

• We walked to the store

• After the game ended

Which part of the sentence 'After the game ended, we walked to the store and Tom bought a book' is the dependent clause?

• After the game ended

• We walked to the store

• Tom bought a book

• We walked to the store and Tom bought a book

In the sentence 'After the game ended, we walked to the store and Tom bought a book,' what is the verb in the dependent clause?

• Ended

• Bought

• Store

• Walked