Question

my mother asked me to drop off these flowers for mrs. hastings, whose house is on our way to school.
dependent clauses follow the connecting subordinate conjunction or the relative pronoun. the dependent clause can either be the first or second part of the sentence.
before the movie, i’ll finish my homework.
i’ll finish my homework before the movie.
identify it
put a checkmark on the line in front of the complex sentences.

1. ______ i like biking because it is good exercise.
2. ______ tony is going to order pasta with mushrooms, which is his favorite dish.
3. ______ history is my favorite subject.
4. ______ mr. baum, who is also the baseball coach, is my favorite teacher.
5. ______ while lan is a good speller, hunter is better.
6. ______ i would like a salad for lunch, yet soup sounds good, too.
7. ______ erin made the basketball team after two weeks of tryouts.
8. ______ although it’s going to snow, i think we should still hike the trails.
9. ______ unless it rains, we’ll walk, not ride.
10. ______ we can continue hiking until it gets icy.

Explanation:

A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

1. "I like biking because it is good exercise" has independent "I like biking" and dependent "because it is good exercise" → complex.
2. "Tony is going to order pasta with mushrooms, which is his favorite dish" has independent "Tony...mushrooms" and dependent "which...dish" → complex.
3. "History is my favorite subject" is simple (one independent clause) → not complex.
4. "Mr. Baum, who is also the baseball coach, is my favorite teacher" has independent "Mr. Baum...teacher" and dependent "who...coach" → complex.
5. "While Lan is a good speller, Hunter is better" has independent "Hunter is better" and dependent "While Lan...speller" → complex.
6. "I would like a salad for lunch, yet soup sounds good, too" is compound (two independent clauses joined by "yet") → not complex.
7. "Erin made the basketball team after two weeks of tryouts" has independent "Erin...team" and dependent "after two weeks of tryouts" → complex.
8. "Although it’s going to snow, I think we should still hike the trails" has independent "I think...trails" and dependent "Although it’s...snow" → complex.
9. "Unless it rains, we’ll walk, not ride" has independent "we’ll walk, not ride" and dependent "Unless it rains" → complex.
10. "We can continue hiking until it gets icy" has independent "We can...hiking" and dependent "until it gets icy" → complex.

Answer:

1. ✔️ I like biking because it is good exercise.
2. ✔️ Tony is going to order pasta with mushrooms, which is his favorite dish.
3. ✔️ Mr. Baum, who is also the baseball coach, is my favorite teacher.
4. ✔️ While Lan is a good speller, Hunter is better.
5. ✔️ Erin made the basketball team after two weeks of tryouts.
6. ✔️ Although it’s going to snow, I think we should still hike the trails.
7. ✔️ Unless it rains, we’ll walk, not ride.
8. ✔️ We can continue hiking until it gets icy.