1. By: Hali Miller

2. Complex sent.: A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses. Clauses: A unit of grammatical organization next below the sentence in rank and in traditional grammar said to consist of a subject and predicate. DEFINITION

3. Complex Sentence: contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses Clause: A clause is a group of words consisting of a subject (often just a single noun) Dependent: Dependent clauses cannot stand alone as sentences. KID FRIENDLY

4. They allow an incomplete fragment of a sentence to be joined with another fragment to create a full sentence. WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT

5. After I came home, I made dinner. (dependent clause: "After I came home") (independent clause: I made dinner) We visited the museum before it closed. (dependent clause: before it closed.) (independent clause: We visited the museum) EXAMPLES

6. 1.We rang the doorbell, but no one answered:_____ 2.I wrote Jane a letter while she was away at camp:_____ 3.Have you seen Mrs. Nelsons garden in the back of her house?:_____ 4.When Mrs.Jones entered the room, we fell silent:_____ 5.Susan likes chemistry she also loves physics;_____ IDENTIFYING

7. 1.NO 2.YES 3.NO 4.NO 5.YES ANSWERS

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