Complex Sentences

The video tutorial explains the importance of using varied sentence types in writing, focusing on simple, compound, and complex sentences. It details the structure of independent and dependent clauses, providing examples and practice opportunities to identify complex sentences. The tutorial emphasizes the role of conjunctions in forming complex sentences and concludes with a review of key concepts.

Why is it important to use a variety of sentence types in writing?

• To make writing sound more formal

• To keep the reader engaged and make the text lively

• To ensure the writing is grammatically correct

• To increase the word count of the text

What is a characteristic of an independent clause?

• It always starts with a conjunction

• It cannot stand alone as a sentence

• It is always part of a complex sentence

• It has a subject and a verb and can stand alone

Which of the following is an example of a dependent clause?

• Because she had to work

• Joanna missed the football game

• I have a test tomorrow

• My favorite dessert is ice cream

How can an independent clause and a dependent clause be combined?

• By using a colon

• By placing them in separate sentences

• By using a conjunction

• By using a semicolon

What punctuation is needed when a complex sentence begins with a dependent clause?

• A semicolon

• No punctuation is needed

• A period

• A comma

Which sentence is a complex sentence?

• Although I would rather play, I need to read.

• Go to the library, and choose a great book.

• Joanna missed the football game.

• I have a very long essay to write this week.

What distinguishes a compound sentence from a complex sentence?

• A compound sentence contains only dependent clauses

• A compound sentence contains two independent clauses

• A compound sentence contains one independent and one dependent clause

• A compound sentence always starts with a conjunction