Grammar: Complex Sentences Flashcards
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Which sentence correctly uses a subordinate clause of concession?
Answer: Although it was raining, we went for a walk.
'Although' introduces a concession clause and a comma separates it from the main clause.
Identify the relative clause: 'The book that I borrowed was fascinating.'
Answer: that I borrowed
'That I borrowed' is a relative clause modifying 'the book'.
Choose the correct conjunction: 'She stayed home ___ she felt unwell.'
Answer: because
'Because' introduces the reason she stayed home.
Which sentence is complex (one main + one subordinate clause)?
Answer: When the sun set, the temperature dropped.
'When the sun set' is a subordinate clause attached to the main clause.
Where should the comma go? 'If you study hard you will pass.'
Answer: If you study hard, you will pass.
A comma follows an introductory conditional clause that begins the sentence.
Select the sentence with a noun clause acting as the object.
Answer: I know that she is honest.
'That she is honest' is a noun clause functioning as the object of 'know'.
Which connector best shows contrast: 'He is rich ___ unhappy.'?
Answer: yet
'Yet' signals a contrast between being rich and being unhappy.