1. Compound Complex Sentences A compound complex sentence consists of two independent clauses and one dependent clause.

2. In the following slides: Determine which are the independent clauses and which are the dependent clauses.

3. Although the snow was pretty, I could not wait for it to melt; I really wanted to get out of the house.

4. Compound Complex sentence After the holiday dinner is over, my brother washes dishes and I dry them.

5. Compound complex sentences Before the Spanish conquered Peru, the Incas had built a walled city called Machu Picchu; this tour visits the ruins of that city.

6. Compound complex sentences When you called, I was reading a book; now I can’t find my place.

7. Compound complex sentences Although my dog can play the piano, he does not do it well, and nobody asks him for encores.

8. Compound complex sentences After the last song, the musicians packed up their instruments and they got on they bus.

9. Elbow partner work Create 5 compound complex sentences. Have one partner write them on notebook paper. Sentence strips in groups. Put one independent clause on one strip, put the other independent clause on another strip. Put the dependent clause on the last strip.