Revising Complex Sentences

What are the two types of subordinate clauses?

• adverbial clauses and relative clauses

• independent clauses and dependent clauses

• noun clauses and adjectival clauses

• coordinating clauses and subordinating clauses

How can you create a compound-complex sentence?

• Combine two dependent clauses with a subordinating conjunction and add an independent clause.

• Combine two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction and add a dependent clause.

• Use only one independent clause with multiple coordinating conjunctions.

• Create a run-on sentence with no punctuation.

Identify the independent clause in the following sentence: 'Although it was raining, she went for a walk.'

• she went to the store.

• it was sunny.

• the rain was heavy.

• she went for a walk.

How should complex sentences be punctuated?

• By using exclamation points and question marks

• With only periods and commas

• By omitting all punctuation

• With appropriate punctuation marks like commas, semicolons, colons, and dashes.

What is a run-on sentence and how can it be avoided?

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that is too short

• A run-on sentence is a type of punctuation error

• A run-on sentence is a sentence with only one independent clause

• A run-on sentence is a sentence that contains two or more independent clauses without proper punctuation or conjunctions. It can be avoided by using appropriate punctuation (such as periods, commas, semicolons) to separate independent clauses or by adding coordinating conjunctions (such as 'and', 'but', 'or') to connect them.

Explain the difference between an adverbial clause and a relative clause.

• An adverbial clause modifies a noun, while a relative clause modifies a verb.

• An adverbial clause is always restrictive, while a relative clause is non-restrictive.

• An adverbial clause is always introduced by a relative pronoun, while a relative clause is introduced by a subordinating conjunction.

• The main difference is that an adverbial clause modifies a verb, adjective, or adverb, while a relative clause modifies a noun or pronoun.

Provide an example of a compound-complex sentence.

• I went to the store, but I forgot to buy milk.

• She enjoys reading books, and she often visits the library.

• Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go this year, and I'm really missing the experience.

• The sun was shining, so we decided to go for a walk.

Why is it important to vary sentence structures in writing?

• It decreases the impact of the message being conveyed.

• It limits the creativity of the writer.

• It makes the writing more confusing and difficult to understand.

• It helps maintain reader interest, improves readability, and adds variety to the text.

Rewrite the following sentence to avoid a run-on: 'I wanted to go to the party I had too much homework.'

• I wanted to go to the party, so I had too much homework.

• I wanted to go to the party I had too much homework.

• I wanted to go to the party, I had too much homework.

• I wanted to go to the party, but I had too much homework.

In the sentence 'After the movie ended, we went out for dinner.', identify the subordinate clause.

• After we went out

• Movie ended

• We went out for dinner

• After the movie ended