Creating Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences Practice
Combine the sentences into one, creating a complex or compound-complex sentence. Use the word in parentheses.
I DO: In one of these wings the windows were broken and blocked with wooden boards. The roof was partly caved in, a picture of ruin. (while)
Far away we could hear the deep tones of the parish clock. The clock boomed out every quarter of an hour. (that)
(both sentences taken from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I DO: In one of these wings the windows were broken and blocked with wooden boards. The roof was partly caved in, a picture of ruin. (while)
Far away we could hear the deep tones of the parish clock. The clock boomed out every quarter of an hour. (that)
(both sentences taken from "The Adventure of the Speckled Band" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
WE DO: At first I was flattered to go places with her. She was a golf champion and every one knew her name. (because)
When I came home to West Egg that night I was afraid for a moment. I was afraid that my house was on fire. (that)
(both sentences taken from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
When I came home to West Egg that night I was afraid for a moment. I was afraid that my house was on fire. (that)
(both sentences taken from The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
YOU DO: There was a youthful private. The private listened with eager ears to the words of the tall soldier and to the varied comments of his comrades. (who)
He rounded a hillock. He perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men. (as)
He rounded a hillock. He perceived that the roadway was now a crying mass of wagons, teams, and men. (as)
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