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English Tenses and Practice On The Internet
English Tenses and Practice On The Internet
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound/Complex
Creator Jos J. Gonzlez, Jr. 2
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Identify the following sentences.
(complex)
I was the most joyful person when the President decided to call off
school.
(complex)
I was unhappy because I was looking forward to a cloudy day.
(compound)
He was not only very polite, but he was an industrious person.
(compound/complex)
When we decided to go out to eat, we did not know that a thunder
storm was nearby, and we left with no rain coats or umbrellas.
IC or independent clause is a
complete sentence.
2. Verb
3. A complete thought
Simple = IC
S V
The bridge was far away.
IC ,cc IC.
Coordinating conjunctions,
and, but, yet, so, for, or, nor
So --- result
____________________
A. sc Dc , Ic.
When I was young, I ran a
mile every day.
B. Ic sc Dc.
I ran a mile every day when I
was young.
before until
Even whatever
though
if
Creator Jos J. Gonzlez, Jr.
When 17
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Complete the complex sentences
When we were in San
Francisco,______________________.
In the middle of the day there was an
explosion when__________________.
I would not like to eat pizza if_______.
________________________________.
Since the first day of
class,___________.
When ___________,___________________.
______________while__________________.
Since ___________,___________________.
Because ___________,_________________.
________________if ___________________.
Unless___________,_________________.
________________as__________________.
As_______________,__________________.
2 IC --- 1 DC.
Complex -- A. IC sc DC.
B. sc DC, IC.
Compound/Complex
A. sc DC, IC ,cc IC.
B. IC ,cc IC sc DC.
b.compound
c. complex
Ignacio bought a couple of ice
d.compound/complex
cream cones for his family.
His wife liked banana pecan,
but his two daughters liked
mango. Since he only had
Part two, write an example of each
sentence and identify the different parts. enough money for three ice
cream cones, he was left
a. Simple without a cone. Each
b.Compound daughter and his wife offered
c. Complex Ignacio a taste of their ice
d.Compound/ complex cream cones, and this made
Ignacio happy because he
felt their love for him.
Creator Jos J. Gonzlez, Jr. 23
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