1. In the following exercises, if the clause is independent and, therefore, a sentence, put a full stop after it. If the clause is dependent and, therefore, a fragment, add an independent clause either before or after it to make it into a sentence. (10) 1. As he ran to catch the ball,

2. He finally caught it.

3. She couldn't find the necessary reference material.

4. Because no one had told me about the new ruling,

5. When I make up my mind to work,

6. I'm going to stay at home tonight.

7. If I can just spend a couple of hours on my math,

8. I should study my psychology.

9. When I'm finished with both of them,

10. I'll feel confident for those tests.

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.  

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