Identifying clauses
Identify the independent clause: "Before he left, he turned off the lights."
"He turned off the lights."
What type of sentence is this? "Before Jose started up his car, he checked if he hadn’t forgotten anything."
Complex sentence.
Combine using 'and': "I like ice cream. I like cake."
"I like ice cream, and I like cake."
Correct the error: "He ran fast. Because he was being chased."
"He ran fast because he was being chased."
Identify the independent clause: "If you study hard, you will pass the exam."
"You will pass the exam."
What type of sentence is this? "I like pasta".
Simple sentence
Combine using 'although': "He studied hard. He didn't pass the exam."
"Although he studied hard, he didn't pass the exam."
Correct the error: "I like apples, I don't like oranges."
"I like apples, but I don't like oranges."
Identify the independent clause: "Even though she was sick, she went to work."
"She went to work."
What type of sentence is this? "When the movie ended, we went to get ice cream."
Complex sentence
Combine using 'because': "She was late. She missed the bus."
"She was late because she missed the bus".
Correct the error: "We were tired. After the long hike."
"We were tired after the long hike."
Identify the independent clause: "Unless it rains, we will have a picnic."
"We will have a picnic."
What type of sentence is this? "She likes to swim, but he prefers to run."
Compound sentence.
Combine using 'since': "We can't go out. It's raining."
"We can't go out since it's raining."
Correct the error: "They arrived early, and waited for the doors to open."
"They arrived early and waited for the doors to open."