© Stacey Lloyd 2015

Below,writetwocompound-complexsentencesofyourown.

Identifywhetherthefollowingarecompound-complexsentencesornotbytickingtheYESorNObox.IfNO,thengiveareasonwhynot.

Underlinetheindependentclauses,andputbracketsaroundthedependent(subordinate)clauses,inthesentencesbelow.

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 2

LET'S FOCUS ON COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES WHAT IS A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE? Asitsnamesuggests,itisablendofacompoundandcomplexsentence.Acompound-complexsentenceismadefromtwoormoreindependentclausesandoneormoredependentclauses.

Example: Although I like cooking, I don’t cook every day, but I would like to cook more often.

1. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yes No Reason

1 Whenhewassick,Tonymissedtheclasstest.

2 Whilewewereeatingsushi,myfriendtoldmeshewasallergictofish,butshewasalreadyhavingareaction.

3 BethandChrisweredesperatetogotothepark.

4 Ilikecarrots,butIlovebroccoli,whichiscurrentlyinseason.

5 AlthoughIlikethecinema,Iamgrounded,somyparentswon'tletmego.

EXERCISE 1 1. Whileshewasrunningaroundtheshop,mymotherrealizedshehadleftherwalletathome,andshehadnomoneywithher.

2. Suzie’sparentsthoughtthatthemoviewastoofrightening,butthepartyguests,wholiketowatchscarymovies,watcheditanyway.

3. AlthoughIcannotsing,Ijoinedthechoir,andIreallyenjoyedit.4. Ourteacherforgottogradeourtests,soshebakeduscookieswhensheremembered.5. Whilehewascamping,araccoonbitStuart,andhewastakentohospital.

© Stacey Lloyd 2015

Below,writetwocompound-complexsentencesofyourown.

Identifywhetherthefollowingarecompound-complexsentencesornotbytickingtheYESorNObox.IfNO,thengiveareasonwhynot.

Underlinetheindependentclauses,andputbracketsaroundthedependent(subordinate)clauses,inthesentencesbelow.

EXERCISE 3

EXERCISE 2

LET'S FOCUS ON COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES WHAT IS A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE? Asitsnamesuggests,itisablendofacompoundandcomplexsentence.Acompound-complexsentenceismadefromtwoormoreindependentclausesandoneormoredependentclauses.

Example: Although I like cooking, I don’t cook every day, but I would like to cook more often.

3. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yes No Reason

1 Whenhewassick,Tonymissedtheclasstest.

2 Whilewewereeatingsushi,myfriendtoldmeshewasallergictofish,butshewasalreadyhavingareaction.

3 BethandChrisweredesperatetogotothepark.

4 Ilikecarrots,butIlovebroccoli,whichiscurrentlyinseason.

5 AlthoughIlikethecinema,Iamgrounded,somyparentswon'tletmego.

EXERCISE 1 1. Whileshewasrunningaroundtheshop,mymotherrealizedshehadleftherwalletathome,andshehadnomoneywithher.

2. Suzie’sparentsthoughtthatthemoviewastoofrightening,butthepartyguests,wholiketowatchscarymovies,watcheditanyway.

3. AlthoughIcannotsing,Ijoinedthechoir,andIreallyenjoyedit.4. Ourteacherforgottogradeourtests,soshebakeduscookieswhensheremembered.5. Whilehewascamping,araccoonbitStuart,andhewastakentohospital.

✗ There is only one independent clause. ✓

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✗ There is only one independent clause and no subordinate clause.