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Unit 1:  At Home and Away 

Week 4 6/8

Practice and Apply: Sentence Structures

1. In each of the following sentences, underline the independent clauses and circle the
dependent clauses. Then identify the kind of structure the sentence has and enter it in
the box.
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a. The mother will wait at home until the boy comes home from school.
complex
b. The boy goes into the school, and he notices every detail.
compound
c. Since he started the school year, he has woken up early every morning.
complex

2. Combine each pair of sentences using but, because, or if to make a compound or complex
sentence. Then, write compound or complex.

a. You can sit down. Your feet are hurting.

complex if
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b. She is not his friend. She is talking with him.

compound but
c. I’ll continue to wait here. Traffic hasn’t stopped for several minutes.
complex because

3. Identify the structure of each of the following sentences.

a. During the school day, the children played, and then they rested. compound
b. The teacher read aloud to the children. simple
c. The narrator looked around, but his father wasn’t there. compound

4. Combine each pair of sentences to form a compound sentence. Use a connecting word
such as and, or, but, or so.
a. Main Street is the longest road in town. It is not the longest road in the region.

Main Street the longest road in town, but it is not the longest
road
in the region
b. The school hosts an art show for the community each year. It's an important cultural
center.
The school hosts an art show for the community each year, and it's an
important
cultural center.
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