Complex Sentences

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English Language Year 6
Unit 15:

The obedient son
Module 5.0 :

Grammar

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Let’s learn and practise.

• He instructed his followers who were carrying
their loots to return them at once.

The sentence above is a complex sentence. A
complex sentence is a sentence that has one
independent clause and one dependent clause.
An independent clause may be joined to a
dependent clause using ‘who’, ‘which’, ‘whose’,
or ‘whom’ to make a complete sentence.

Order of Adjectives

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Examples:

1. Chakri looked at his parents who were dirty and dressed in rags.

Independent clause Dependent clause

He looked at his parents. who were dirty and dressed in rags.

2. They hired the man whom they interviewed last week.

Independent clause Dependent clause

They hired the man whom they interviewed last week.

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Let’s Practise : Complete the table below.

1. I know the man who wrote the poem
2. She likes the skirt which is worn by the

mannequin.
3. Asin likes the song which won the award last year.
4. She is not sure whose car is parked near her

house.
5. I met the woman whom you invited to the party

last week.

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Let’s Practise : Complete the table below.

Independent clause Dependent clause

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Let’s learn and practise.

• However, since they had neither money nor
place to go, they had to seek shelter at the edge
of a jungle

The sentence above is a complex sentence.
Subordinating conjunctions are used to make complex
sentences. Some examples of subordinating conjunctions
are: ‘since’, ‘before’, ‘when’, ‘although’, ‘if’,
‘unless’, ‘because’, and ‘while’.
If a dependent clause begins a sentence, you must use a

Order of Adjectivescomma at the end of the dependent clause.

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Examples:

1. Asin’s father took him to the cinema since it was a holiday.

Independent clause Dependent clause

Asin’s father took him to the cinema since it was a holiday.

2. Since it was a holiday, Asin’s father took him to the cinema.

Independent clause Dependent clause

Since it was a holiday, Asin’s father took him to the cinema.

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Let’s Practise : Match these sentence parts. Write the
sentences. Use comma where necessary.

1. When the school bell Encik Hakimi checked his
rang car.
although it is raining.
2. You should have a rest
the children left the
3. I am going out classroom.
if you are tired.
4. Before leaving for his
hometown

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