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A compound sentence is two (or more) independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semi-colon. Each of
these clauses could form a sentence alone.
A complex sentence consists of an independent clause plus a dependent clause. (A dependent clause starts
with a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun, and contains a subject and verb, but does not express
a complete thought.)
A compound-complex sentence consists of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent
clauses.
He left in a hurry after he got a phone call but he came back five minutes later.
Direction: Identify the following if it is simple, compound, complex or compound
complex sentence.
5.Our maid cooked while her son was doing his homework.
6.While I was doing my homework, my father cooked the dinner and my mother was
asleep in front of the television.
10.My family came to Italy when I was grade 5, but I never learned to speak Italian
very well.
Direction: Join the sentences by using subordinating conjunctions: when, where, if,
although, because, since, while.
2.I was not really hungry. I ate six potatoes and two pork chops.
7.Dad had violent pains in his stomach. It was not because he had eaten those
mushrooms.
8.Ace saw Mac. She fell head over heels in love with him.
9.Julian’s aunt did not believe her. She always told such shocking lies.
10.Gertude had put on her best dress and shoes. Curthbert did not notice her.
8.”I like him because he’s cute”. Which is the dependent clause?
9.I was late because I missed the train. What kind of sentence structure is the given
sentence?
Take note that there are other ways you can arrange words
in. You can arrange words by formality as well.
Example:
next to, beside, alongside, adjacent to.
Arrange the following cline(least intense to
most intense)
1.
2.
Answer Key
1.hot,burning,boiling,flaming,scorching
2. best,greatest,superb,outstanding,incomparable
3. happy,cheerful,joyful,ecstatic,jubilant
4.amazing,fantastic,remarkable,spectacular,outstanding
5.frigid,chilly,frosty,freezing,cold
6.disappointed,furious,annoyed,mad,angry
7.active,playful,bouncy,bubbly,peppy
8.big,immense,huge,numungous,massive
9.mumbled,whisphered,called,hollered,shouted
10.stupid,dumb,bright,clever,brilliant