Follow the directions for each sentence.
COMPLEX SENTENCES
Add commas where they are needed.
1. She did not eat the cookies nor did
she chew the gum that Jane made for her.
2. I am going to bed to read the book that Elizabeth wrote.
3. Paul is going to the movie and may not come home until late.
4.
Did Mary go along
with her parents to the game?
Put the independent clause in parentheses and underline the dependent
clause. Insert commas where they are needed.
5. George could not find his son’s bat
or his glove that he had just bought for him.
6. Because she wasn’t very hungry Julia
only ate half of her sandwich.
7. I was tired of doing homework even
though I had only worked for fifteen minutes.
8.
Sue brought her
books to class but Janet left hers in the car because she tends to be forgetful.
COMPOUND/COMPLEX SENTENCES
Insert commas where needed. Underline
any subordinate/dependent clauses
1. She wanted to go to bed and read her
new book but she didn’t realize that it had fallen behind the sofa.
2. Jack is going to the movie about
World War II so he may be home late because it a three hour long movie.
3. Denise was upset that she could not
go to London
4.
I told her not to
eat the fresh bread but she didn’t pay attention because she was so hungry.
Put the independent clause in
parentheses and underline the subordinate/dependent clauses. Add commas.
Note:
A compound sentence has two independent clauses.
5. Chris had tried to find his puppy but
it had run around the house and hid under a bush.
6. My father told me that he was proud
that I had improved my grades and I celebrated with pizza.
7. Peter found a part-time job around
the corner so it was easy for him to get to work.
8. I am planning to take the children to
the park so that we can have a picnic because their father has the day off.
