Question

complex sentences #2
directions: write \dependent clause\ under the dependent clause and \independent clause\ under the independent clause. circle the subordinate conjunction.

1. the mailman wouldnt deliver our mail after my dog bit him in the leg.

independent clause dependent clause

1. because we were all so tired, we decided to go home early.
2. unless we do all of our homework, we wont be able to play.
3. my dog waited at the door for us until we got home.
4. although none of us wanted to leave, we had to be home before midnight.
5. if charlie doesnt stop teasing that dog, the dog is going to bite him.
6. we took pictures while the monkeys swung from the trees.
7. whenever my sister gets in trouble, my dad makes her weed the garden.
8. once school starts, you need a pass to get into your class.
9. before you accuse someone of stealing your pencil, make sure it isnt just lost.
10. i had to go to the dentist because my back tooth started to hurt.
11. after i finished my project, i asked my dad to check it for mistakes.
12. if i had hit the ball five more feet, it would have been a homerun.
13. we could not go to the movies until my baby sister woke up from her nap.
14. alice played the piano while mary played her flute.

extension: use each subordinate conjunction below in a complex sentence. skip lines. when finished, write \independent clause\ under the independent clauses and \dependent clause\ below the dependent clauses.
after because before if once unless when wherever whether while

Explanation:

Una cláusula independiente puede funcionar como una oración completa con un sujeto y un verbo que expresan un pensamiento completo. Una cláusula dependiente no puede funcionar sola y comienza con una conjunción subordinante que la conecta con la cláusula independiente. Identificamos cada una de acuerdo a estas características.

Answer:

1. Independent Clause: The mailman wouldn't deliver our mail

Dependent Clause: after my dog bit him in the leg (subordinating conjunction: after)

1. Independent Clause: we decided to go home early

Dependent Clause: Because we were all so tired (subordinating conjunction: Because)

1. Independent Clause: we won’t be able to play

Dependent Clause: Unless we do all of our homework (subordinating conjunction: Unless)

1. Independent Clause: My dog waited at the door for us

Dependent Clause: until we got home (subordinating conjunction: until)

1. Independent Clause: we had to be home before midnight

Dependent Clause: Although none of us wanted to leave (subordinating conjunction: Although)

1. Independent Clause: the dog is going to bite him

Dependent Clause: If Charlie doesn’t stop teasing that dog (subordinating conjunction: If)

1. Independent Clause: We took pictures

Dependent Clause: while the monkeys swung from the trees (subordinating conjunction: while)

1. Independent Clause: my dad makes her weed the garden

Dependent Clause: Whenever my sister gets in trouble (subordinating conjunction: Whenever)

1. Independent Clause: you need a pass to get into your class

Dependent Clause: Once school starts (subordinating conjunction: Once)

1. Independent Clause: make sure it isn’t just lost

Dependent Clause: Before you accuse someone of stealing your pencil (subordinating conjunction: Before)

1. Independent Clause: I had to go to the dentist

Dependent Clause: because my back tooth started to hurt (subordinating conjunction: because)

1. Independent Clause: I asked my dad to check it for mistakes

Dependent Clause: After I finished my project (subordinating conjunction: After)

1. Independent Clause: it would have been a homerun

Dependent Clause: If I had hit the ball five more feet (subordinating conjunction: If)

1. Independent Clause: We could not go to the movies

Dependent Clause: until my baby sister woke up from her nap (subordinating conjunction: until)

1. Independent Clause: Alice played the piano

Dependent Clause: while Mary played her flute (subordinating conjunction: while)