Complex Sentences

Complex Sentences Complex Sentence- is one independent clause and one dependent clause including a subordinating conjunction (A WHITE BUS) word.

What are clauses? An independent Clause CAN stand alone and contains a complete thought. A Dependent Clause contains subject and a verb but CANNOT stand alone.

Examples of Complex Sentences Wherever you go, you can always find beauty. Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged. Let’s go back to the restaurant where we had our first date.

Making Complex Sentences Rules If the dependent clause comes in the beginning of the sentence (A WHITE BUS) add a comma after the dependent clause. If the dependent clause comes in the middle of the sentence, you do not add a comma.

Complex Sentence examples Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. Though he was very rich, he was still very unhappy. She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged. When the cost goes up, customers buy less clothing.

Add the correct subordinating Conjunction _________ When she was younger, she believed in fairy tales. _____________ my cousin invited me, I chose not to go to the party. Jake decided to go to Subway ___________ after class.