Exploring Complex Sentences for Kids

The video tutorial by Ashley and Mia covers the concept of complex sentences. It begins with a review of sentence basics, including independent and dependent clauses. The tutorial explains subordinating conjunctions and their role in forming complex sentences. Through examples, it demonstrates how to construct complex sentences by combining independent and dependent clauses, highlighting the importance of comma placement. The video also distinguishes between complex and simple sentences, providing practice opportunities for viewers to create their own complex sentences.

What is a group of words that expresses a complete thought called?

• Clause

• Phrase

• Predicate

• Sentence

Which of the following can stand alone as a complete sentence?

• Independent clause

• Subordinating conjunction

• Prepositional phrase

• Dependent clause

What joins a dependent clause to an independent clause?

• Coordinating conjunction

• Subordinating conjunction

• Preposition

• Adverb

Which of the following is NOT a subordinating conjunction?

• And

• Since

• Because

• Although

What is a complex sentence composed of?

• Two independent clauses

• One independent clause and one phrase

• One independent clause and one dependent clause

• Two dependent clauses

When a dependent clause comes first in a complex sentence, what punctuation is needed?

• No punctuation

• Comma

• Semicolon

• Period

In the sentence 'If I prove that I am responsible, my parents said we can get a puppy,' which part is the dependent clause?

• If I prove that I am responsible

• My parents said

• My parents said we can get a puppy

• We can get a puppy

Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

• I always wash my hands before lunch.

• Before I eat lunch, I always wash my hands.

• I wash my hands.

• Before lunch.

What is the difference between a phrase and a clause?

• A phrase has a subject and a verb, a clause does not.

• A clause has a subject and a verb, a phrase does not.

• There is no difference.

• A phrase can stand alone as a sentence, a clause cannot.

In the sentence 'As Mia listened, she learned new things,' what is the role of 'As Mia listened'?

• Predicate

• Dependent clause

• Phrase

• Independent clause