UNIVERSIDAD DE LA FRONTERA

Facultad de Educ. Cs Soc. y Humanidades

Departamento de Lenguas, literatura y Comunicación
Pedagogía en Inglés
MAR / 2020

HANDOUT Nº2: Compound vs Complex Sentences

Morfosintaxis del Inglés II

A. Decide if the sentences given below are compound or complex sentences. Underline
the coordinating elements and circle the subordinating elements.

1. We fished all day; however, we didn’t catch a thing. _________________

2. We must face the fact that we might lose our deposit. _________________
3. He not only washed the car, but polished it as well. ________________
4. Sheila neither speaks Chinese, nor understands it. _________________
5. This is the photo which I took. _________________
6. They rarely stay in hotels, for we can’t afford it. _________________
7. He went to bed because he was sleepy. _________________
8. I took off my jacket, searched all my pockets, but couldn’t find my key.___________
9. She did not study, yet she passed the exam. _________________
10. He is the boy who I met on holiday. _________________
11. Type this again as I showed you a moment ago. _________________
12. It sounds as if the situation will get worse. _________________

B. Complete the sentences to make compound or complex sentences.

1. I will be here until I ……………………………………………………………………

2. Just as I was falling asleep last night…………………………………………………..
3. One of my friends gets nervous every time…………………………………………….
4. It was raining hard and…………………………………………………………………
5. He was tired so…………………………………………………………………………
6. I like coffee but…………………………………………………………………………
7. When I refused to help her……………………………………………………………..
8. Some people are fat, whereas…………………………………………………………..
9. The scientist who I met yesterday……………………………………………………...
10. The woman I was dancing with ………………………………………………………
11. What he said…………………………………………………………………………..
12. I don’t know…………………………………………………………………………...

C. Choose a text from Headway Upper-Intermediate. Then, find 3 simple sentences, 3

compound sentences and 3 complex sentences in the text you selected.
Write the sentences at the back of this page and share them with the class.