Name: ____________________________

Write a Complex Sentence

Change the sentences below into complex sentences.

1. The colorful parrot flew into the tree.

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2. Our cousin wrote us a letter.

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3. The wind blows on the mountaintop.

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4. Susan laughed loudly at the circus.

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5. The cowboy rode a black horse through the town.

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6. Jeff and Chris played on the baseball team.

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7. I often eat salad.

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8. The pirate sailed across the ocean to the island.

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 Name: ____________________________

Write a Complex Sentence

Change the sentences below into complex sentences.

1. The colorful parrot flew into the tree.

Actual answers will vary. Examples of correct answers:
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When it was frightened, the colorful parrot flew into the tree.
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2. Our cousin wrote us a letter.

While she was at camp, our cousin wrote us a letter.

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3. The wind blows on the mountaintop.
The wind blows on the mountaintop until the sun goes down.
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4. Susan laughed loudly at the circus.
Susan laughed loudly at the circus because the clowns were funny.
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5. The cowboy rode a black horse through the town.

The cowboy rode a black horse through the town where the
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sheriff lived.
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6. Jeff and Chris played on the baseball team.

Jeff and Chris played on the baseball team until Jeff moved to another
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city.
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7. I often eat salad.
Since it is healthy, I often eat salad.
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8. The pirate sailed across the ocean to the island.
The pirate sailed across the ocean to the island where the treasure
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was buried.
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