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Which of the following is NOT a complex sentence?
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The dog, which had been for a long walk, curled up for a nap. |
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Because it had been for a long walk, the dog was tired. |
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Because it was growing old, the dog needed a nap after its walk. |
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The dog had been for a long walk, it curled up for a nap. |
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Choose the complex sentence.
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The sun was shining in our eyes. |
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We closed the blinds because the sun was shining in our eyes. |
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The sun was shining in our eyes, we closed the blinds. |
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We closed the blinds because. |
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Which of the following is NOT a complex sentence?
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I was sleeping and my mum made me a cup of tea. |
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While I was sleeping, my mum made me a cup of tea. |
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My mum made me a cup of tea while I was sleeping. |
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My mum made me a cup of tea because she didn't know I was asleep. |
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Choose the complex sentence.
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I don't like detective stories, I read that one. |
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I don't like detective stories but I read that one. |
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I don't like detective stories. |
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Although I don't like detective stories, I read the book anyway. |
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Which one of the following is NOT a complex sentence?
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Because the music was too loud, he couldn't hear me talking. |
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He couldn't hear me talking because the music was too loud. |
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The music was loud and he couldn't hear me talking. |
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I wouldn't have had to shout if the music had not been so loud. |
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Choose the complex sentence.
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Would like to have a horse? |
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I would like to have a horse. |
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If I had horse, I would ride it every day. |
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I will ride the horse every day. |
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Join these two sentences to make a complex sentence: Her brakes weren't working. She rode her bike.
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Her brakes weren't working, but she rode her bike. |
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Although her brakes weren't working, she rode her bike. |
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Her brakes weren't working and she rode her bike. |
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Her brakes weren't working, she rode her bike. |
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Join these two sentences to make a complex sentence: It hadn't rained for three weeks. The seedlings wilted and died.
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It hadn't rained for three weeks, the seedlings wilted and died. |
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It hadn't rained for three weeks and the seedlings wilted and died. |
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It hadn't rained for three weeks, but the seedlings wilted and died. |
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Because it hadn't rained for three weeks, the seedlings wilted and died. |
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Join these two sentences to make a complex sentence: Jenny is coming to visit me. Jenny is my oldest friend.
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Jenny, who is my oldest friend, is coming to visit me. |
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My oldest friend is coming to visit me. |
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Jenny is coming to visit me and she is my oldest friend. |
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Jenny is coming to visit me, she is my oldest friend. |
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Join these two sentences to make a complex sentence: He wasn't the fastest runner in class. He won the race.
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He wasn't the fastest runner in class, but he won the race. |
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He wasn't the fastest runner in class, for he won the race. |
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Although he wasn't the fastest runner in class, he won the race. |
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He wasn't the fastest runner in class, he won the race. |
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