1. Complex Sentences

2. Stuff You Should Already Know
A simple sentence is a sentence with one subject (who/what that does something) and one predicate (what the subject does).
Ex:
Barry ate a taco. /
subject
predicate

3. Stuff You Should Already Know
A conjunction is a part of speech that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences.
The seven most common conjunctions are: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, & so.
You can easily remember these by using the acronym F.A.N. B.O.Y.S.

4. Stuff You Should Already Know
A compound sentence is sentence of two or more simple sentences joined by a conjunction.
Ex:
Bart hit the teacher, but he didn’t know.
Remember: A compound sentence will have a subject and predicate on both sides of the conjunction.

5. What You Will Need to Know for Today’s Lesson
When something is independent, it does not require any help to exist.
Ex:
Mr. Leos
Your Teachers

6. What You Will Need to Know for Today’s Lesson
When something is dependent, it requires the help of something else in order to survive.
Ex:
Babies
You

7. What You Will Need to Know for Today
A clause is a group of words working together.
Ex:
He ate pizza. (independent clause)
While you were sleeping…(dependent clause)

8. Most Important Thing to Know
A complex sentence is an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses.
He jumped in the air while he whistled.
After the dance, he collapsed.
_____________________  
Ind. Clause
Dep.Clause  
Dep.Clause
Ind. Clause

9. Important Tips to Find Complex Sentences
If the dependent clause begins the sentence, it will end with a comma. If the complex sentence doesn’t have a comma, the dependent clause will end the sentence.
If you’re not sure if a sentence ends with a dependent clause, place it in front of the independent clause. Ask yourself, “Does it make sense this way?” If it does, you’ve found the dependent clause.
Dependent clauses NEVER begin with conjunctions!
The equation for a complex sentence is this:
DC + IC = Complex Sentence

10. Important Tips to Find Complex Sentences
Subordinating Conjunctions are words added to the beginning of dependent clauses.
Some common dependent markers are: after, although, as, as if, because, before, even if, even though, if, in order to, since, though, unless, until, whatever, when, whenever, whether, & while.

11. Create a chart like the one below:
Dependent Clause
Independent Clause

12. Using the chart, separate each sentence into dependent and independent clauses.
Before school, Joe ate breakfast.
Because I can sing, I will be famous.
I will watch T.V. while you cook dinner.
She can’t concentrate because she’s nervous.
If you can’t see it, he can’t see it.

13. She ran quickly_________. ____________,he tore his hamstring.
Now, number your paper 1-5 and turn these simple sentences into complex sentences by adding a dependent clause to the beginning or end of each sentence.
She ran quickly_________.
____________,he tore his hamstring.
Jack can’t sing__________.
____________,Israel ate a bug.
________, the team lost___________.

14. Closing Questions
Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?
Jose can’t sing while she listens.
She ate sandwiches.
He sat and she listened.
Jack and Jill ran up the hill to the well.
What is a complex sentence?
An independent clause with one or more dependent clauses
An independent clause with one or more independent clauses
A sentence with one subject and one predicate
Two simple sentences connected by a conjunction