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Writing 1 Complex Sentence

This document defines and provides examples of complex sentences. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause. It discusses the different types of dependent clauses including adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun clauses. It provides examples of how to use relative pronouns in adjective clauses and discusses the use of dependent clauses in complex sentences.

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Writing 1 Complex Sentence

This document defines and provides examples of complex sentences. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause. It discusses the different types of dependent clauses including adjective clauses, adverb clauses, and noun clauses. It provides examples of how to use relative pronouns in adjective clauses and discusses the use of dependent clauses in complex sentences.

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Writing 1

Complex sentence
What is a complex sentence?
• A complex sentence consists of one
dependent clause and one independent
clause.
• Dependent clause is a clause that does not
express a complete thought and cannot stand
alone.
Kinds of Dependent Clause
• Dependent adjective clause:
Which is celebrated on May 1st
Whose child was kidnapped
• Dependent adverb clause:
Before he died
Because she loved him
• Some subordinating conjunctions that begin the dependent
adverb clauses are: because, since, as, when, wherever,
while, after, before, although, though, even though.
• Dependent Noun Clause
That we could go
Whether it was raining
Adjective Clauses
• An adjective clause is a dependent clause that
modifies a noun. It describes, identifies, or gives
further information about a noun.
• An adjective clause uses relative pronouns to
connect the dependent clause to the
independent clause.
• The adjective clause pronouns (relative
pronouns) are who, whom, which, that, and
whose.
Adjective clause pronouns used as the
subject
• I thanked the woman. She helped me.
• I thanked the woman who helped me.
• I thanked the woman that helped me.

• The book is mine. It is on the table.


• The book which is on the table is mine.
• The book that is on the table is mine.

• Who=used for people, which=used for things, that=used


for both people and things.
Exercise
• 1. I saw the man. He closed the door.
• 2. The girl is happy. She won the race.
• 3.The student is from China. He sits next to me.
• 4. The students are from China. They sit in the front row.
• 5. We are studying sentences. They contain adjective
clauses.
• 6. I am using a sentence. It contains an adjective clause.
• 7. Algebra problems contain letters. They stand for
unknown numbers.
• 8. The taxi driver was friendly. He took me to the airport.
Adjective clause pronouns used as the object
of a verb
• The man was Mr. Jones. I saw him.
• The man who(m) I saw was Mr. Jones.
• The man that I saw was Mr. Jones.
• The man I saw was Mr. Jones.

• The movie wasn’t very good. We saw it last night.


• The movie which we saw last night wasn’t very good.
• The movie that we saw last night wasn’t very good.
• The movie we saw last night wasn’t very good.
Exercise
• 1. The book was good. I read it.
• 2. I liked the woman. I met her at the party
last night.
• 3. I liked the composition. You wrote it.
• 4. The people were very nice. We visited
them yesterday.
Using whose
• I know the man. His bicycle was stolen.
• I know the man whose bicycle was stolen.

• The student writes well. I read her


composition.
• The student whose composition I read writes
well.
Exercise
• 1. I apologize to the woman. I spilled her coffee.
• 2. The man called the police. His wallet was
stolen.
• 3. I met the woman. Her husband is the president
of the corporation.
• 4. The professor is excellent. I am taking her
course.
• 5. Mr. North teaches a class for students. Their
native language is not English.
Noun Clause
• A Noun is used as a subject or an object.
• A noun clause is a clause used in the same ways as a noun.
• For example:
• His story was interesting.
• What he said was interesting.
• I heard his story.
• I heard what he said.
• Words used to introduce noun clauses are: when, where,
why, how, who, whom, what, which, whose, whether, if,
that.
Noun Clause with question
• Questions Noun Clause
• Where does she live? I don’t know where she lives.
• What did he say? I couldn’t hear what he said.
• When do they arrive? Do you know when they arrive?
• Who lives there? I don’t know who lives there.
• What happened? Please tell me what happened.
• Who is at the door? I wonder who is at the door.
• Who is she? I don’t know who she is.
• Who are those men? I don’t know who those men are.
• Whose house is that? I wonder whose house that is.
• What did she say? What she said surprised me.
• What should they do? What they should do is obvious.
Exercise
• 1. (How old is he?) I don’t know……………
• 2. (What was he talking about?) ……………was
interesting.
• 3. (Where do you live?) Please tell me…………
• 4. (What did she say?) ……………….wasn’t true.
• 5. (How much does it cost?) I can’t
remember……
• 6. (Who are those people?) I don’t know……..
Noun Clause with whether/if
• Yes/No question Noun Clause
• Will she come? I don’t know whether/if she
will come.
• I don’t know whether or not she will come.
• I don’t know whether she will come or not.
• I don’t know if she will come or not.
• Does he need help? I wonder whether/if he
needs help.
Exercise
• 1. Should we wait for him? I wonder……
• 2. Did she borrow your dictionary? I
surprised.......
• 3. Is he having trouble? I don’t know……
• 4. Does it belong to you? I wonder…..
• 5. Is this information correct? I don’t
understand…..
Noun Clause with that
• Statement Noun Clause
• He is a good actor I think that he is a good actor.
• I think he is a good actor.
• The world is round We know that the world is
round.
• I know the world is round.
• That the world is round is a fact.
• It is a fact that the world is round.
Exercise
• 1. Drug abuse can ruin one’s health.
• It is true……
• 2. Tim hasn’t been able to make any friends.
• I think…..
• 3. The earth revolves around the sun.
• It is a fact…..
Adverb Clause
• Words used to introduce adverb clauses.
• Time: after, before, when, while, as, by the time (that), since,
until, as soon as, once, as/so long as, whenever, every time
(that), the first time (that), the last time (that), the next time
(that).
• Cause and effect: because, since, now that, as, as/so long as,
inasmuch as, so(that), in order that.
• Opposition: even though, although, though, whereas, while.
• Condition: if, unless, only if, whether or not, even if,
providing (that), provided (that), in case (that), in the event
(that).
Example
• Time: After she graduates, she will get a job.
• Cause and effect: as long as you’re not busy,
could you help me with this work?
• Opposition: I am still watching the movie
although it is not interesting at all.
• Condition: If I have money, I will treat you.
The examples of complex sentences
(independent clause + dependent clause)
• An important holiday in Russia is May Day,
which is celebrated on May 1st.
• I feel sorry for the couple whose child was
kidnapped.
• He had only one wish before he died.
• She married him because she loved him.
• I think that all of you are smart.
Compound Complex Sentence
• Compound complex sentence consists of at
least one independent clause and two or more
dependent clauses.
• For example:
As soon as the sun set, people on the beach
started to leave because it was already dark
and they in fact was tired.

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