Sentence Types: Compound-complex Sentence Examples & Exercise for all typesBelachew Weldegebriel
Sentence Types:Structural classification
Compiled by: Belachew Weldegebriel
Jimma University
CSSH
Department of English Language and Literature
Part 2 Compound Complex Sentence
4. Compound Complex Sentence
A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
The same subordinating conjunctions are used to introduce the dependent clauses.
The same coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) are used for joining the independent clauses.
Example: The package arrived in the afternoon, but the courier left before I could check the contents.
More Examples
Though Martha prefers watching romantic films, she rented the latest spy thriller, and she enjoyed it very much.
Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.
Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her a card when she finally remembered.
The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered because we won the state championship.
Exercise Identification of sentence Types (simple, Compound, etc)
1. Because I am an English teacher, some people expect me to speak perfectly, and other people expect me to write perfectly.
2. I missed the surprise ending because I left the play early.
3. Tayitu was invited to a party, so she wants to buy a new outfit.
4. Some of the books in the library will be given to charity.
5. Girma and his brother went fishing last weekend and caught lots of fish.
6. Since we bought our new wide-screen
television, the prices have dropped
dramatically.
7. My father and mother ate too much at our
family reunion.
8. The sun rises in the east; it sets in the west.
9. My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want
to go.
10. Although my friend invited me to a party, I do
not want to go.
11. Canada is a rich country.
12. Kelemua and Nigatua whispered and giggled all night.
13. Tilahun went to school today, but Bruk remained at home.
14. Those clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
15. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
16. Nahom passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.
17. Hirut passed the test because she studied
hard.
18. My friend invited me to a party, but I don’t
want to go.
19. Brazil and the United States are large
countries.
20. I stopped believing in Santa Claus when he
asked for my autograph in a department
store, but I still want to believe in him.
When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength.
Sentence Types: Compound-complex Sentence Examples & Exercise for all typesBelachew Weldegebriel
Sentence Types:Structural classification
Compiled by: Belachew Weldegebriel
Jimma University
CSSH
Department of English Language and Literature
Part 2 Compound Complex Sentence
4. Compound Complex Sentence
A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
The same subordinating conjunctions are used to introduce the dependent clauses.
The same coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS) are used for joining the independent clauses.
Example: The package arrived in the afternoon, but the courier left before I could check the contents.
More Examples
Though Martha prefers watching romantic films, she rented the latest spy thriller, and she enjoyed it very much.
Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with.
Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her a card when she finally remembered.
The team captain jumped for joy, and the fans cheered because we won the state championship.
Exercise Identification of sentence Types (simple, Compound, etc)
1. Because I am an English teacher, some people expect me to speak perfectly, and other people expect me to write perfectly.
2. I missed the surprise ending because I left the play early.
3. Tayitu was invited to a party, so she wants to buy a new outfit.
4. Some of the books in the library will be given to charity.
5. Girma and his brother went fishing last weekend and caught lots of fish.
6. Since we bought our new wide-screen
television, the prices have dropped
dramatically.
7. My father and mother ate too much at our
family reunion.
8. The sun rises in the east; it sets in the west.
9. My friend invited me to a party, but I do not want
to go.
10. Although my friend invited me to a party, I do
not want to go.
11. Canada is a rich country.
12. Kelemua and Nigatua whispered and giggled all night.
13. Tilahun went to school today, but Bruk remained at home.
14. Those clouds promise rain, so we should hurry up and leave before we get caught in a flash flood.
15. The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance.
16. Nahom passed the test because he studied hard and understood the material.
17. Hirut passed the test because she studied
hard.
18. My friend invited me to a party, but I don’t
want to go.
19. Brazil and the United States are large
countries.
20. I stopped believing in Santa Claus when he
asked for my autograph in a department
store, but I still want to believe in him.
When a young girl helps tend to her grandmother's garden, she begins to notice things that make her curious. Why does her grandmother have long braided hair and beautifully colored clothing? Why does she speak another language and spend so much time with her family? As she asks her grandmother about these things, she is told about life in a residential school a long time ago, where all of these things were taken away. When We Were Alone is a story about a difficult time in history and, ultimately, one of empowerment and strength.
1. A different person
Have you ever wanted to have a kayak in your tiny flat, where there are two mountain bikes
and a huge traffic sign? Well, believe it or not, one day I had to convince my friend Fran not to
buy one.
I met him in high school. We were in the middle of another boring lesson of who knows what
about History when somebody began to laugh, so loud that the teacher got completely
annoyed. The student was, of course, Fran.
Things like that were very common those years. For instance, I remember one day during a
class of Physical Education. We had to play rugby. So there was Fran, convinced that he was an
All Black (a member of the most famous rugby team). By chance, one girl caught the ball, but no
sooner had she taken it in her hands than he ran to her furiously. To our utter surprise, he
threw her to the floor. That had been totally unbelievable. He only said: "This is rugby, what did
you expect?"
A few years after ending our secondary studies he became my new flat mate. Living with him
was a mixture between happiness and desperation. He could arrive home with the most
unusual thing that you could imagine (for example, the huge traffic sign, which stayed with us
for more than a year), but I have to admit that he made me laugh a lot.
Nowadays I don't have any contact with him, but, who knows, perhaps in the future I will have
a kayak in the middle of my living room.