Combining Sentences: Complex Sentences - Grade 6
Remember!
An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
A dependent clause cannot stand alone and begins with a subordinating conjunction, such as after, although, as, before, because, if, since, until, when, where, and while.
A complex sentence has an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
- We drove west until we saw the mountains.
Use a comma after dependent clauses at beginnings of sentences.
- As we climbed higher, the temperature dropped.
Combining Sentences: Complex Sentences Maze Chase (Interactive Game)
Each exercise begins with a sentence that, when joined with the correct answer choice, will result in a complex sentence. Circle the letter of your answer. Hint: The correct answer will be a clause.