Grammar
Can I identify complex sentences?
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Yesterday, we learned about complex sentences.
We know that complex sentences have one simple sentence and one dependent clause that can't stand on its own.
Let's see if you can identify the complex sentences below. Click on the sentence to see if it's a simple, compound, or complex sentence.
| Once the movie started, we had to be quiet. |
Complex - Once the movie started is a dependent clause that can't stand alone. |
| We met at the park, and we played all afternoon. |
Compound - These are two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction (and). |
| We are having my birthday party at the park this year. |
Simple - There is one subject and one verb. |
| I ate my sandwich, but I was still hungry. |
Compound - These are two simple sentences joined by a comma and a conjunction (but). |
| We are going to be late if we don't leave now. |
Complex - If we don't leave now is a dependent clause that can't stand alone. |
| After the snow stopped, we went outside to play. |
Complex - After the snow stopped is a dependent clause that can't stand alone. |