9.2 Use subordinating conjunctions to connect the sentences into one complex sentence.

1. Because Henry needs to learn English, I will teach him.

2. It was raining outside although we went for a walk.
3. Jenny needs to ask me, as I will buy it for her.
4. Yvonne played golf extremely well when he was very young.

5. Franklin wants to get a new job so he is preparing for job interviews.

6. I'm writing a letter which you will find tomorrow after I leave.
7. Marvin just wants to know what his wife thinks when he thinks he will buy the house.
8. After Cindy and David had breakfast, they left for work.
9. I really enjoyed the concert even if the music was too loud.
10. Alexander has been working sixty hours a week because there is an important presentation next
week.
11. I usually work out at the gym early in the morning before I leave for work at eight.
12. Although Bob didn't have much money, he bought an extremely expensive car.
13. Sometimes Dean enjoys going with Doug go to the cinema when he visits once a month.
14. I prefer to watch TV by streaming over the internet because it allows me to watch whatever when I
want.
15. If it rains a lot, I put the chairs on the patio in the garage.
9.5 The sentences below are either simple, complex, compound or compound-complex sentences.
Read the sentences then circle the letter below that describe the sentence.

1. When the work is finished, we’re going to go out for pizza.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

2. We were hungry, but dinner wasn’t ready yet.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

3. The puppy jumps into my lap whenever he wants to play, and licks my face.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

4. The birds were playing in our pool.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

5. Ken mowed the lawn, and Jeff washed the car.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

6. The beautiful dancer walked across the stage to accept the flowers from the director.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

7. We have fun whenever my cousins come over, but they won’t visit us until they sell their house.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

8. We had to stop swimming because it started to rain.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

9. There is a big box of old baby clothes in the back of the closet.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence

10. The boys played while the girls painted, and everyone had a good time.

A. Simple Sentence B. Complex Sentence C. Compound Sentence D. Compound-complex sentence