Name: Complex sentences Mar.

18,2024
A. Determine whether the following sentences are compound or complex.

Sentences Compound Complex

Your mom cleaned your room while you were out

The babysitter read the book, and the children

played.
He visited his friend whenever he had time.

We will go outside, but we won’t go very far.

John went to the zoo after he finished writing his

homework.

B. Underline the independent clause once, the dependent clause twice and
highlight the subordinator. Number one is done for you.
1. After we have breakfast, we’ll start our work.
2. He cut the apple in half because it was so big.
3. The campers stayed in the tent while the snow fell.
4. We bought popcorn before the movie started.
5. They played chess until it was time to go home.

C. Expand the following simple sentences into complex sentences using the
subordinating conjunction between brackets. Number one is done as an
example.
1. The baby elephant followed his mother. (because)
The baby elephant followed his mother because the lion was very close.
2. We couldn’t go the beach. (because) Remember
3. The teacher graded the papers. (while) dependent clause= subordinating
4. We are going to the circus. (if) conjunction + subject+ verb