Grammar: Complex Sentences Flashcards

Which sentence uses a participial clause correctly?

Answer: Walking home, she found a wallet.

'Walking home' is a participial clause modifying 'she', followed by a comma.

Identify the main clause: 'Although he was tired, he kept working.'

Answer: he kept working

'He kept working' is the independent main clause.

Choose the correct relative pronoun: 'The man ___ car was stolen called the police.'

Answer: whose

'Whose' shows possession, linking the man to his car.

Which sentence correctly uses 'even though'?

Answer: Even though he studied, he failed.

'Even though' introduces a concession clause set off by a comma.

Where is the subordinate clause in 'We canceled the trip because the flight was delayed'?

Answer: because the flight was delayed

'Because the flight was delayed' is the subordinate clause giving the reason.

Select the correctly punctuated sentence with two subordinate clauses.

Answer: When she arrived, she realized that she was late.

A comma follows the leading time clause, and the noun clause flows after 'realized'.

Which connector shows result: 'It was so cold ___ the lake froze.'?

Answer: that

'So...that' expresses result, linking the cold to the frozen lake.