Compound Complex Sentences - ESL worksheet by missola - Free Printable

Problem Overview:

The task involves identifying compound-complex sentences from a list of sentences and marking them with a checkmark (✓). Additionally, you need to underline the joining words in each sentence and classify them as either:
- S for subordinator,
- C for coordinator, or
- R for relative pronoun.

Key Definitions:

1. Compound-Complex Sentence: A sentence that contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
- An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
- A dependent clause cannot stand alone and is introduced by a subordinator or relative pronoun.

2. Subordinators: Words like "because," "after," "although," etc., which introduce dependent clauses.
3. Coordinators: Words like "and," "but," "or," etc., which join independent clauses.
4. Relative Pronouns: Words like "who," "which," "that," etc., which introduce dependent clauses.

Step-by-Step Solution:

#### Sentences to Analyze:
1. I saw a beggar who stood at the door with a little boy, but I didn’t let him in.
2. Finally the plane landed arrived after we flew for six hours.
3. Jim lost his book, so I lent him mine.
4. The story which my grandpa was telling was amusing, for no one believed it.
5. The school will move to another location, but I know many parents who won’t like this change.
6. You will burn yourself if you play with matches.
7. Tell me which cup is mine, so I won’t take Jake’s cup.
8. The manager did whatever he could, yet this wasn’t enough to save the company from bankruptcy.

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#### Analysis of Each Sentence:

1. I saw a beggar who stood at the door with a little boy, but I didn’t let him in.
- Independent Clauses:
- "I saw a beggar"
- "I didn’t let him in"
- Dependent Clause:
- "who stood at the door with a little boy" (introduced by the relative pronoun "who")
- Joining Word: "but" (a coordinator)
- Classification: Compound-Complex Sentence
- Marking: ✓, Underline "but" and label it as C.

2. Finally the plane landed arrived after we flew for six hours.
- Independent Clause:
- "the plane landed"
- Dependent Clause:
- "after we flew for six hours" (introduced by the subordinator "after")
- Joining Word: "after" (a subordinator)
- Classification: Complex Sentence (not compound-complex)
- Marking: No checkmark, Underline "after" and label it as S.

3. Jim lost his book, so I lent him mine.
- Independent Clauses:
- "Jim lost his book"
- "I lent him mine"
- No Dependent Clause.
- Joining Word: "so" (a coordinator)
- Classification: Compound Sentence (not compound-complex)
- Marking: No checkmark, Underline "so" and label it as C.

4. The story which my grandpa was telling was amusing, for no one believed it.
- Independent Clause:
- "The story was amusing"
- Dependent Clause:
- "which my grandpa was telling" (introduced by the relative pronoun "which")
- Joining Word: "for" (a subordinator)
- Classification: Complex Sentence (not compound-complex)
- Marking: No checkmark, Underline "for" and label it as S.

5. The school will move to another location, but I know many parents who won’t like this change.
- Independent Clauses:
- "The school will move to another location"
- "I know many parents"
- Dependent Clause:
- "who won’t like this change" (introduced by the relative pronoun "who")
- Joining Word: "but" (a coordinator)
- Classification: Compound-Complex Sentence
- Marking: ✓, Underline "but" and label it as C.

6. You will burn yourself if you play with matches.
- Independent Clause:
- "You will burn yourself"
- Dependent Clause:
- "if you play with matches" (introduced by the subordinator "if")
- Joining Word: "if" (a subordinator)
- Classification: Complex Sentence (not compound-complex)
- Marking: No checkmark, Underline "if" and label it as S.

7. Tell me which cup is mine, so I won’t take Jake’s cup.
- Independent Clause:
- "Tell me which cup is mine"
- Dependent Clause:
- "so I won’t take Jake’s cup" (introduced by the subordinator "so")
- Joining Word: "so" (a subordinator)
- Classification: Complex Sentence (not compound-complex)
- Marking: No checkmark, Underline "so" and label it as S.

8. The manager did whatever he could, yet this wasn’t enough to save the company from bankruptcy.
- Independent Clauses:
- "The manager did whatever he could"
- "this wasn’t enough to save the company from bankruptcy"
- Dependent Clause:
- "whatever he could" (introduced by the relative pronoun "whatever")
- Joining Word: "yet" (a coordinator)
- Classification: Compound-Complex Sentence
- Marking: ✓, Underline "yet" and label it as C.

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Final Answer:

1. ✓, Underline "but" and label it as C.
2. Underline "after" and label it as S.
3. Underline "so" and label it as C.
4. Underline "for" and label it as S.
5. ✓, Underline "but" and label it as C.
6. Underline "if" and label it as S.
7. Underline "so" and label it as S.
8. ✓, Underline "yet" and label it as C.

Boxed Final Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
1. & \text{✓, but (C)} \\
2. & \text{after (S)} \\
3. & \text{so (C)} \\
4. & \text{for (S)} \\
5. & \text{✓, but (C)} \\
6. & \text{if (S)} \\
7. & \text{so (S)} \\
8. & \text{✓, yet (C)} \\
\end{array}
}
\]