Writing Complex Sentences Correctly

Choose the correct subordinate conjunction to complete the complex sentence: "I will go to the park _____ it stops raining."

• because

• although

• unless

• after

Combine the two sentences into a complex sentence: "She was hungry. She ate a sandwich."

• She was hungry, so she ate a sandwich.

• She was hungry because she ate a sandwich.

• She ate a sandwich because she was hungry.

• Although she was hungry, she ate a sandwich.

Identify the dependent clause in the following complex sentence: "Because the cat was bored, it chased its tail."

• it chased its tail

• Because the cat was bored

• the cat was bored

• chased its tail

Create a complex sentence using the independent clause "The game was postponed" and the dependent clause "the rain was too heavy."

• The game was postponed and the rain was too heavy.

• The game was postponed because the rain was too heavy.

• The game was postponed but the rain was too heavy.

• The game was postponed so the rain was too heavy.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

• She laughed loudly.

• When the sun sets, the stars come out.

• The dog barked and the cat ran away.

• He went to the store, and she stayed home.

Turn the simple sentence "The students studied" into a complex sentence by adding a dependent clause.

• The students studied after school.

• The students studied and got good grades.

• The students studied while the teacher watched.

• The students studied, they were very quiet.

Identify the independent clause in the following complex sentence: "Although he was tired, he finished his homework."

• Although he was tired

• he was tired

• he finished his homework

• finished his homework

Choose the sentence that correctly combines the independent clause "The flowers are blooming" with the dependent clause "spring has arrived."

• The flowers are blooming, but spring has arrived.

• The flowers are blooming because spring has arrived.

• The flowers are blooming, so spring has arrived.

• The flowers are blooming after spring has arrived.