Complex Sentences

Tourists can see its steelwork at night because the tower is illuminated.

• Simple sentence

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

• Compound-Complex sentence

A complex sentence has a dependent clause that begins with . . .

• a coordinating conjunction

• a subordinating conjunction

• a relative pronoun

• an interrogative pronoun

A compound sentence has two independent clauses that are separated by . . .

• a semicolon

• a subordinating conjunction

• a relative pronoun

• a coordinating conjunction

Even though Jordan was out of town, he still called me to wish me a happy birthday.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

My mom took my phone away because I was texting too much.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

We played outside all day because it was sunny.

• simple

• compound

• complex

Match the sentences

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Identify the complex sentence:

• I went to the store, and I bought some milk.

• Although it was raining, we went for a walk.

• She likes coffee, but he prefers tea.

• The sun set, and the stars appeared.

Which of the following is a characteristic of a complex sentence?

• It contains two independent clauses.

• It contains a dependent clause and an independent clause.

• It contains only one independent clause.

• It contains two dependent clauses.

In the sentence 'Because she was tired, she went to bed early,' what is the dependent clause?

• Because she was tired

• She went to bed early

• Because she went to bed

• She was tired