Rule 7 – Complex Sentences Complex sentences contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. If the dependent clause comes first, separate.

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Rule 7 – Complex Sentences Complex sentences contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. If the dependent clause comes first, separate it from the independent clause with a comma. If the dependent clause is last, do not separate them with a comma.

Examples When I go to the mall, I love to shop. I love to shop when I go to the mall. Ind + Dep (no comma) Dep + Ind (comma)

Rule Practice 1. after her husbands death mrs. Gardner assembled a pricless collection of paintings statues and other works of art 2. because of a statement in her will nothing in the musuem can be changed or mooved

Milestones Practice Underline each dependent clause once and each independent clause twice. 1. Since you’ve been gone, I can breathe for the first time. 2. Because you made all A’s, you get to go to the mall to pick out a gift. Although I love chocolate, my favorite sweet to eat is chocolate cake.

Image Grammar Brushstroke #3 Adjectives out of order Examples: 1. The turkey, hot and delicious, perched at the edge of the table was too much for me to bear. 2. Pumpkin pie, sweet and aromatic, filled the entire dining room.

Your Turn The turkey, __________________________, perched at the edge of the table was too much for me to bear. 2. Pumpkin pie, ____________________, filled the entire dining room.

Journal I woke up and couldn’t see a thing...