Simple or Complex?
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- 🦁 Lions are the only social big cats.
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Simple
- 🌧️ When it rains in the desert, flowers bloom quickly.
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Complex
- 🐝 Bees make honey from flower nectar.
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Simple
- ⚡ Although lightning is dangerous, it helps fix nitrogen in the soil.
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Complex
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Teaching Notes
A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction. The dependent clause cannot stand alone.
Vocabulary
Common Mistakes
- Calling any long sentence "complex"
- Confusing a relative clause (who, which, that) with a subordinating conjunction
Extension Activities
- Identify dependent clauses.
- Find sentences with introductory phrases.
- Distinguish simple from complex.
Parent Tip
Ask your child to find sentences starting with 'when', 'if', or 'because' in a story.