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WorksheetsBacigalupo's Grammar - Complex Sentences
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Select the dependent or subordinate clause:
We were allowed to leave the room after the bell rang.
after the bell rang
We were allowed
to leave the room
allowed to leave
Select the dependent or subordinate clause:
Because the cheetah is so fast, this animal provides much interest to us.
interest to us
this animal provides much interest
because the cheetah is so fast
the cheetah is so fast
Select the dependent or subordinate clause:
Since the motorist was lost, he decided that he would ask for directions.
he decided that he would
since the motorist was lost
ask for directions
the motorist was lost
Select the dependent or subordinate clause:
When you think about your future, have confidence in your abilities.
have confidence in your abilities
have confidence
when you think
when you think about your future
Select the dependent or subordinate clause:
As soon as the plane landed, Dad phoned us.
as soon as
as soon as the plane landed
dad phoned us
as soon as the plane landed, dad phoned us
Select the dependent or subordinate clause:
In order to obtain concert tickets, we have to call the number that is on the screen.
in order to obtain concert tickets
to obtain concert tickets
we have to call
we have to call the number that is on the screen
True/False:
A complex sentence has one or more independent clauses.
True
False
True/False:
The subordinate clause needs the main clause to complete the thought.
True
False
Which is a proper complex sentence?
When I found the missing book, I brought it to the library.
Since we listened to the funny radio program last night, we have retold some of the jokes.
The scouts journeyed up the mountain that we saw in the travel magazine.
All of the above
True/False:
A complex sentence has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
True
False
