Complex sentences

An independent clause

• has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought

• can't be a sentence on its own

• has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

• makes a sentence complex

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A dependent clause

• has a subject and a predicate but is not a complete thought

• can be a sentence on its own

• has a subject and a predicate and is a complete thought

• makes a sentence compound

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

while the band was playing

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

because she studied hard

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

She studied hard

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

although I ate my lunch

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

I ate my lunch in the shade.

• This is an independent clause.

• This is a dependent clause.

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A complex sentence is made of

• two independent clauses.

• an independent clause and a dependent clause

• two dependent clauses

• one independent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.7.1B

I was able to get my worked checked since the bus was early today.

Q: What is the subordinate conjunction in this sentence?

• was

• since

• able

• to

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G

As she looked out the window, a bird swooped down from the tree.

Q: What is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?

• as

• out

• from

• the

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.1.1G