A. Read these sentences and identify the compound and complex sentences.
1. The book was right under my nose, yet I couldn't find it. compound sentence
2. Although the teacher warned them, they did not pay
attention.
3. Sushil will not go home until his parents come to pick
him up.
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4. Since he was afraid of heights, he did not go on
the giant wheel.
5. Sujit, who is interested only in the popcorn, didn't want to
watch the film with us.
6. Grandma showed me her old school photographs
but couldn't remember some of the names.
7. If they practised regularly, they would be able to put up a
good show.
8. She wished she could go to bed early and curl up with a book.
Answers
1. Compound sentence
Two independent sentences have been joined by a coordinating conjunction "yet"
2. Complex sentence
One dependent sentence starting with subordinate conjunction "although" followed by an independent sentence.
3. Complex sentence
The sentence starts with the independent clause followed by the dependent clause which uses subordinate conjunction "until".
4. Complex sentence
The dependent clause uses a subordinate conjunction "since" followed by the independent clause.
5. Complex sentence
"who is interested only in popcorn" is the dependent clause here.
6. Compound sentence
Two independent sentences have been joined with coordinating conjunction "but".
7. Complex sentence
the dependent clause begins with "if" which is a subordinate conjunction. The second part of the sentence is the independent clause.
8. Compound sentence
Two independent sentences have been joined with coordinating conjunction "and".