Complex Sentences Exercises

1. What is a complex sentence?

A sentence with one independent clause and no dependent clauses.
A sentence with two or more independent clauses and no dependent clauses.
A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
A sentence with two or more dependent clauses.

2. Which of the following is a subordinating conjunction?

And
But
Because
Or

3. In a complex sentence, what does a dependent clause rely on?

Another dependent clause.
A coordinating conjunction.
An independent clause to complete its meaning.
A punctuation mark.

4. Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?

She sings and dances.
Although she was tired, she went to the gym.
She sings, and he dances.
She sang and then danced.

5. Which type of clause acts as a noun in the independent clause?

Adverbial clause
Adjectival clause
Nominal clause
Predicate clause

6. In the sentence "After she finished her homework, she went to bed early," which part is the dependent clause?

She went to bed early
After she finished her homework
She finished her homework
Went to bed early

7. What is the primary purpose of using complex sentences in English?

To make the sentence longer.
To express complex ideas and connect related ideas.
To use more vocabulary words.
To impress the reader with complex grammar.

8. Which of the following is NOT a common mistake related to complex sentences?

Using a coordinating conjunction instead of a subordinating conjunction.
Incorrect placement of commas.
Using only dependent clauses.
Using a subordinating conjunction to join two independent clauses.

9. In the sentence "I will go to the gym after I finish work," which part is the independent clause?

I will go to the gym
After I finish work
I finish work
Go to the gym

10. Which of the following sentences uses a nominal clause?

After she finished her homework, she went to bed early.
The book that I read last night was very interesting.
What he said made me angry.
She sings beautifully in the morning.