Worksheet for practicing sentence patterns, including identifying sentence types and combining sentences using conjunctions and clauses.
A worksheet titled "Conventions and Style: Sentence Patterns" with two sections. Section A asks students to identify sentence types (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex) for six given sentences. Section B instructs students to combine pairs of sentences into different sentence types using specific conjunctions and clauses. The worksheet includes spaces for name and date at the top.
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Here’s the complete solution to both parts A and B of your worksheet, with clear explanations.
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## A. IDENTIFY EACH SENTENCE AS SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX, OR COMPOUND-COMPLEX
> *Before you quit your current job, you should line up a new one.*
✔ Explanation: This sentence has one independent clause (“you should line up a new one”) and one dependent clause (“Before you quit your current job”). The dependent clause begins with the subordinating conjunction “Before.”
→ Complex sentence = 1 independent + 1 or more dependent clauses.
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> *Sometimes a recruiter can match skilled workers with new employers.*
✔ Explanation: Only one independent clause. No dependent clauses, no coordinating conjunctions joining multiple independent clauses.
→ Simple sentence = one subject + one verb + possibly objects/complements.
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> *Mrs. Yi loved her job when she first started it, but now she is bored.*
✔ Explanation: Two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction “but”:
- Clause 1: “Mrs. Yi loved her job when she first started it”
- Clause 2: “now she is bored”
Note: “when she first started it” is a dependent clause modifying “loved her job,” but since the main structure has two independent clauses joined by “but,” it’s still classified as compound.
→ Compound sentence = two or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
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> *She went to a career counselor for advice.*
✔ Explanation: One independent clause — subject “She,” verb “went,” and prepositional phrases. No other clauses.
→ Simple sentence.
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> *Engineering is a broad field, and it includes many specialties.*
✔ Explanation: Two independent clauses joined by “and”:
- Clause 1: “Engineering is a broad field”
- Clause 2: “it includes many specialties”
→ Compound sentence.
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> *Mrs. Yi, who is an electrical engineer, works in aviation.*
✔ Explanation: One independent clause (“Mrs. Yi works in aviation”) with a nonrestrictive relative clause (“who is an electrical engineer”) embedded inside. The relative clause modifies “Mrs. Yi” but doesn’t change the core meaning — it’s extra info. Still counts as a dependent clause.
→ Complex sentence = 1 independent + 1 or more dependent clauses.
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## ✔ A. Final Answers:
1. Complex
2. Simple
3. Compound
4. Simple
5. Compound
6. Complex
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## B. COMBINE EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS
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> *Cactus plants can store plenty of water. They do not need much rain.*
✔ Answer:
> Cactus plants can store plenty of water, which means they do not need much rain.
💡 *Alternative acceptable version*:
> Cactus plants, which can store plenty of water, do not need much rain.
✔ Explanation: We begin the dependent clause with “which.” In the first version, “which means…” turns the second idea into a result of the first. In the second version, “which can store…” acts as a descriptive clause about cactus plants. Both are grammatically correct complex sentences. The first better shows cause-effect; the second is more descriptive. Either is acceptable unless specified otherwise.
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> *Kangaroo rats stay in their burrows during the day. At night they come out for food.*
✔ Answer:
> Kangaroo rats stay in their burrows during the day, but at night they come out for food.
✔ Explanation: Two independent clauses joined by “but” — perfect for showing contrast between day and night behavior. Punctuation note: comma before “but” is required when joining two independent clauses.
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> *When spring came, we planted a butterfly bush. It bloomed all summer long.*
✔ Answer:
> When spring came, we planted a butterfly bush, and it bloomed all summer long.
✔ Explanation:
- Dependent clause: “When spring came”
- Independent clause 1: “we planted a butterfly bush”
- Independent clause 2: “it bloomed all summer long”
→ Joined by “and” → So we have 1 dependent + 2 independent clauses → Compound-complex sentence.
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> *The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water. It gets moisture from its food.*
✔ Answer:
> The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water because it gets moisture from its food.
✔ Explanation: “Because it gets moisture from its food” is the dependent clause explaining why the tortoise can survive without water. The main clause is “The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water.” → One independent + one dependent clause → Complex sentence.
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## ✔ B. Final Answers:
1. Cactus plants can store plenty of water, which means they do not need much rain.
*(or: Cactus plants, which can store plenty of water, do not need much rain.)*
2. Kangaroo rats stay in their burrows during the day, but at night they come out for food.
3. When spring came, we planted a butterfly bush, and it bloomed all summer long.
4. The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water because it gets moisture from its food.
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## A. IDENTIFY EACH SENTENCE AS SIMPLE, COMPOUND, COMPLEX, OR COMPOUND-COMPLEX
1. Complex
> *Before you quit your current job, you should line up a new one.*
✔ Explanation: This sentence has one independent clause (“you should line up a new one”) and one dependent clause (“Before you quit your current job”). The dependent clause begins with the subordinating conjunction “Before.”
→ Complex sentence = 1 independent + 1 or more dependent clauses.
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2. Simple
> *Sometimes a recruiter can match skilled workers with new employers.*
✔ Explanation: Only one independent clause. No dependent clauses, no coordinating conjunctions joining multiple independent clauses.
→ Simple sentence = one subject + one verb + possibly objects/complements.
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3. Compound
> *Mrs. Yi loved her job when she first started it, but now she is bored.*
✔ Explanation: Two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction “but”:
- Clause 1: “Mrs. Yi loved her job when she first started it”
- Clause 2: “now she is bored”
Note: “when she first started it” is a dependent clause modifying “loved her job,” but since the main structure has two independent clauses joined by “but,” it’s still classified as compound.
→ Compound sentence = two or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
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4. Simple
> *She went to a career counselor for advice.*
✔ Explanation: One independent clause — subject “She,” verb “went,” and prepositional phrases. No other clauses.
→ Simple sentence.
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5. Compound
> *Engineering is a broad field, and it includes many specialties.*
✔ Explanation: Two independent clauses joined by “and”:
- Clause 1: “Engineering is a broad field”
- Clause 2: “it includes many specialties”
→ Compound sentence.
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6. Complex
> *Mrs. Yi, who is an electrical engineer, works in aviation.*
✔ Explanation: One independent clause (“Mrs. Yi works in aviation”) with a nonrestrictive relative clause (“who is an electrical engineer”) embedded inside. The relative clause modifies “Mrs. Yi” but doesn’t change the core meaning — it’s extra info. Still counts as a dependent clause.
→ Complex sentence = 1 independent + 1 or more dependent clauses.
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## ✔ A. Final Answers:
1. Complex
2. Simple
3. Compound
4. Simple
5. Compound
6. Complex
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## B. COMBINE EACH PAIR OF SENTENCES ACCORDING TO DIRECTIONS
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1. Rewrite as a complex sentence. Begin the dependent clause with “which.”
> *Cactus plants can store plenty of water. They do not need much rain.*
✔ Answer:
> Cactus plants can store plenty of water, which means they do not need much rain.
💡 *Alternative acceptable version*:
> Cactus plants, which can store plenty of water, do not need much rain.
✔ Explanation: We begin the dependent clause with “which.” In the first version, “which means…” turns the second idea into a result of the first. In the second version, “which can store…” acts as a descriptive clause about cactus plants. Both are grammatically correct complex sentences. The first better shows cause-effect; the second is more descriptive. Either is acceptable unless specified otherwise.
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2. Rewrite as a compound sentence. Use the coordinating conjunction “but.”
> *Kangaroo rats stay in their burrows during the day. At night they come out for food.*
✔ Answer:
> Kangaroo rats stay in their burrows during the day, but at night they come out for food.
✔ Explanation: Two independent clauses joined by “but” — perfect for showing contrast between day and night behavior. Punctuation note: comma before “but” is required when joining two independent clauses.
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3. Rewrite as a compound-complex sentence. Use the coordinating conjunction “and.”
> *When spring came, we planted a butterfly bush. It bloomed all summer long.*
✔ Answer:
> When spring came, we planted a butterfly bush, and it bloomed all summer long.
✔ Explanation:
- Dependent clause: “When spring came”
- Independent clause 1: “we planted a butterfly bush”
- Independent clause 2: “it bloomed all summer long”
→ Joined by “and” → So we have 1 dependent + 2 independent clauses → Compound-complex sentence.
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4. Rewrite as a complex sentence. Begin the dependent clause with “because.”
> *The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water. It gets moisture from its food.*
✔ Answer:
> The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water because it gets moisture from its food.
✔ Explanation: “Because it gets moisture from its food” is the dependent clause explaining why the tortoise can survive without water. The main clause is “The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water.” → One independent + one dependent clause → Complex sentence.
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## ✔ B. Final Answers:
1. Cactus plants can store plenty of water, which means they do not need much rain.
*(or: Cactus plants, which can store plenty of water, do not need much rain.)*
2. Kangaroo rats stay in their burrows during the day, but at night they come out for food.
3. When spring came, we planted a butterfly bush, and it bloomed all summer long.
4. The desert tortoise can survive a long time without water because it gets moisture from its food.
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