Complex Sentences Exercise

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Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. After I finish putting these things away, I'll give you a hand.
2. I'll put these things away, and then give you a hand.
3. Where do you want me to put these things?
4. I'll help you, but these things have to be put away first.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. She usually does her homework and goes to bed.
2. Getting enough sleep is important, especially for students.
3. As soon as she has finished her homework, she usually goes to bed.
4. Students always seem to have a lot of homework to do at night.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. Agatha Christie wrote many novels and was very famous.
2. One of the most popular mystery writers of all time was Agatha Christie.
3. Agatha Christie, who wrote many novels, was my favourite author.
4. Agatha Christie was a wonderful writer, so many people enjoyed her novels.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. Among all of your friends, who has had the most influence on you?
2. Parents love us and teach us many things.
3. What is the most important thing that you learned from your parents?
4. Parents are also teachers.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. It's important to save plants and animals from extinction.
2. Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago, so our knowledge of them is based on fossils and other remains.
3. Studying about animals that are extinct must be interesting.
4. Many plants are used to make medicines.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. Divorce is a big problem here in Canada, and becoming bigger each year.
2. Children who have divorced parents have many difficulties.
3. Divorce makes life difficult for children as well as parents.
4. Being the children of divorced parents must be very difficult.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. They heard a noise, and then she saw a strange light.
2. She saw a strange light after they heard a noise.
3. There was a noise and then a strange light appeared.
4. They were afraid because of the strange light.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. Rivers like the Danube were water highways in Europe a long time ago.
2. The Danube River must be an awesome and breathtaking sight.
3. The city of Budapest is divided in half by the majestic Danube River.
4. We were impressed by the Danube River when we visited Budapest.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. Soccer is a popular sport all over the world.
2. Soccer and baseball are my favourite sports.
3. Many young Canadian boys hope to become professional hockey players one day.
4. Many boys learn to play hockey when they are quite young.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. Hamburgers, fries and other fast foods are convenient, so many people eat them.
2. Eating junk food isn't healthy.
3. People that eat a lot of junk food should change their diet.
4. We know junk food is unhealthy, but most of us eat it anyway.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. A long time ago, delivering mail in the U.S. was a difficult and often dangerous job.
2. The Pony Express was a company which delivered the mail in the old west.
3. The Pony Express delivered mail in the U.S. before the Civil War, and stayed in business for 18 months.
4. There are many interesting frontier stories about the Pony Express.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. For the past several months, the bank has been trying to improve customer service.
2. Customer service has improved a lot because of new banking policies.
3. The bank has grown substantially during the last few years.
4. The bank is growing because new banking policies make borrowing money easier.
Choose the answer which is a complex sentence.
1. She didn't have much experience, so another candidate got the job.
2. She didn't get the job although she had a lot of experience.
3. She got the job because of her experience.
4. Training is important, but so is experience.