Compound-Complex Sentences
New Formulas A compound-complex sentence has 2 independent clauses and 1 dependent clause. Start with the compound formulas (I,cI and I;I) and add a dependent clause to make the formula compound-complex. Compound formulasI,cII;I Compound-ComplexID,cIID;I D,I,cID,I;I I,cIDI;D,I
Your Turn On a sheet of paper, start with the 2 compound formulas and make 6 compound- complex formulas Compound Compound-Complex
My Turn Start by writing two Independent Clauses and one Dependent Clause. I - the storm started I - we didn’t leave the house D - after we ate Thanksgiving dinner
Your Turn On your sheet of paper, write 2 Independent Clauses and 1 Dependent Clause. I - D -
I write some sentences I - the storm started I - we didn’t leave the house D - after we ate Thanksgiving dinner D,I,cIAfter we ate Thanksgiving dinner, the storm started, so we didn’t leave the house. ID,cIThe storm started after we ate Thanksgiving dinner, so we didn’t leave the house. I,cIDThe storm started, so we didn’t leave the house after we ate Thanksgiving dinner. D,I;IAfter we ate Thanksgiving dinner, the storm started; we didn’t leave the house. ID;IThe storm started after we ate Thanksgiving dinner; we didn’t leave the house. I;IDThe storm started; we didn’t leave the house after we ate Thanksgiving dinner.
You write some sentences I - D - D,I,cI ID,cI I,cID D,I;I ID;I I,cID