NAME: _____________________________________________ DATE: _______________

ALS LEARNING CENTER: ________________________________ IM: ____________

The ABC’s of Writing Complex Sentences

LS- 1

PRE- TEST

A. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank before the number.

_____ 1. It is a kind of word used to name a person, animal, thing, place or quality.
a. pronoun b. noun c. verb d. adjective
_____ 2. It is a kind of word used to take the place of a noun.
a. adjective b. adverb c. pronoun d. verb
_____ 3. It is a kind of word that describes a noun or a pronoun.
a. adjective b. conjunction c. noun d. verb
_____ 4. It is a kind of word that suggests action, experience, occurrence or state.
a. adverb b. verb c. adjective d. conjunction
_____ 5. It is a kind of word which describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb.
a. pronoun b. conjunction c. adverb d. adjective
_____ 6. It is a kind of word used to connect other words.
a. conjunction b. noun c. adjective d. pronoun
_____ 7. It is a group of words that expresses a complete thought.
a. phrase b. sentence c. clause d. paragraph
_____ 8. It is a kind of sentence made up of only one independent clause.
a. simple b. compound c. complex d. basic
_____ 9. It is a kind of sentence made up of two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.
a. simple b. compound c. complex d. basic
_____ 10. It is a kind of sentence made up of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses joined by a
conjunction.
a. simple b. compound c. complex d. basic
______ 11. Which of the following sentences is a complex sentence?
a. I am at peace with myself.
b. I do not like wars.
c. Wars are very costly for they cause much damage to lives and properties.
d. After the war, many properties were destroyed.
______ 12. Which of the following statements about complex sentences is true?
a. A complex sentence makes clear which ideas are most important.
b. A complex sentence has only one independent clause.
c. A complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses.
d. A complex sentence does not make use of conjunctions.

B. Identify what kind of words the following are. Write N for noun, P for pronoun, Adj for adjective, V for
verb and Adv for adverb in the blank before each number.
_____ 1. peace _____ 7. ugly
_____ 2. quiet _____ 8. here
_____ 3. tomorrow _____ 9. they
_____ 4. we _____10. Run
_____ 5. shoot
_____ 6. Gun
Answer Key
The ABC’s of Writing Complex Sentences
LS- 1
Lesson 1 – The Art of Writing Sentences

PRE - TEST D.
A. 1. The EDSA Revolution (SS) is the most peaceful revolution
1. b 7. b (SP).
2. c 8. a 2. Unity and cooperation (CS) are needed to attain peace (SP).
3. a 9. b 3. We (SS) must all work and do our share in making our
4. b 10. c communities peaceful (CP).
5. c 11. c 4. Peace of mind (SS) is achieved when you are at peace with
6. a 12. c everyone (SP).
5. Family members (SS) should love and care for each other
B. Lesson 1 (CP).
1. N 6. N
2. Adj 7. Adj E. Set A
3. Adv 8. Adv 1. a 4. d
4. P 9. P 2. c 5. f
5. V 10. V 3. b 6. e
Set B
POST TEST 1. f 8. e
a. 2. h 9. c
1. noun 5. adverb 3. j 10. a
2. pronoun 6. noun 4. l 11. d
3. adjective 7. pronoun 5. k 12. m
4. verb 8. adjective 6. i 13. b
7. g
B. F.
1. I 1. S – it is made up of only one independent clause, “Peace is
2. I not something you wish for.”
3. I 2. Cd – it is made up of two independent clauses: “Let there
4. Our community be peace on earth” and “let it begin with me” joined by the
5. The People Power Revolution conjunction “and.”
3. S – it is made up of only one independent clause: “Peace
c. comes from within oneself.”
1. were present during the EDSA Revolution 4. Cx – it is made up of one dependent clause, “you are at
2. are needed to achieve peace peace with yourself” introduced by the conjunction “If” and
3. destroy lives and properties one independent clause, “you will find it easy to be at peace
4. is hard to achieve with other people.”
5. am at peace with everyone 5. S – it is made up of only one independent clause, “Peace
should be shared with everyone.”
POST TEST
A.
Look at the words below. Then identify what part of speech each word is. B. Identify and underline the subject in each of
1. mathematics _______________________________ the following sentences.
2. our _______________________________
3. beautiful _______________________________ 1. I am at peace with myself.
4. run _______________________________ 2. I do not fight with any of my brothers and sisters.
5. today _______________________________ 3. I do not like having enemies.
6. Brenda _______________________________ 4. Our community is very quiet.
7. them _______________________________ 5. The People Power Revolution occurred in 1986.
8. white _______________________________

C.Identify and underline the predicate in each of the following sentences.

1. Thousands of people were present during the EDSA Revolution.

2. Unity and cooperation are needed to achieve peace.
3. Wars destroy lives and properties.
4. Peace is hard to achieve.
5. I am at peace with everyone.

D.Read the following sentences. Underline the subject once and the predicate twice in each sentence. Then, identify whether the
subject and predicate are simple or compound. Write SS for simple subject or CS for compound subject; SP for simple predicate or
CP for compound predicate in the blank before each number.

_____ 1. The EDSA Revolution is the most peaceful revolution.

_____ 2. Unity and cooperation are needed to attain peace.
_____ 3. We must all work and do our share in making our communities peaceful.
_____ 4. Peace of mind is achieved when you are at peace with everyone.
_____ 5. Family members should love and care for each other.

E.Match the items in Column A with those in Column B. Write the letters of the answers in the blanks before the
numbers.
Set A.
Column A Column B
_____ 1. Noun a. A kind of word used to name a person, animal, thing, place or quality
_____ 2. Pronoun b. A kind of word that describes a noun or pronoun
_____ 3. Adjective c. A kind of word used as a substitute for a noun
_____ 4. Verb d. A kind of word that suggests action, experience, occurrence or state
_____ 5. Adverb e. A kind of word used to connect compound subjects and predicates as well as
_____ 6. Conjunction compound and complex sentences
f. A kind of word which describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or
another adverb

Set B.
Column A
_____ 1. Sentence
_____ 2. Basic sentence
_____ 3. Subject
_____ 4. Predicate
_____ 5. Simple subject
_____ 6. Compound subject
_____ 7. Simple predicate
_____ 8. Compound predicate
_____ 9. Independent clause
_____10. Dependent clause
_____11. Simple sentence
_____12. Compound sentence
_____13. Complex sentence
Column B
a. A clause which cannot stand alone
b. A sentence which has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
c. A group of words which work together and contains at least a subject and a verb
d. A sentence which has only one independent clause
e. A predicate that has more than one verb that tell what the same subject is doing
f. A group of words that expresses a complete thought
g. The verb that tells what the subject is doing
h. A sentence that tells who or what is doing something
i. A simple subject made up of more than one noun or pronoun
j. The part of the sentence that tells what or whom is doing something
k. A single noun or pronoun in the complete subject minus all the words that describe it
l. The part of the sentence that tells something about the subject
m. A sentence which contains two or more independent clauses

F. Tell whether the sentences below are simple, compound or complex. Write S for simple, Cd for compound and Cx for complex in
the blanks before the numbers.
_____ 1. Peace is not something you wish for.
_____ 2. Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.
_____ 3. Peace comes from within oneself.
_____ 4. If you are at peace with yourself, you will find it easy to be at peace with other people.
_____ 5. Peace should be shared with everyone.
Let’s Remember:
A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, thing, place or quality (Judy, dog, bag, etc.).
A pronoun is a word used in place of a noun to avoid being repetitive or redundant in a sentence (he, she, it, etc.).
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun (beautiful, peaceful, orderly, etc.).
A verb is a word that suggests action, experience, occurrence or state (walk, run, is, etc.).
An adverb is a word which describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb (tomorrow, here,
always, etc.).

A simple subject is a single noun or pronoun in the complete subject minus all the words that describe it.
Example: Our community is very quiet.
The complete subject here is “Our community” while the simple subject is just “community.”

A compound subject, on the other hand, is a simple subject made up of more than one noun or pronoun.
Example: The United Nations and other international organizations work together for world peace.
The nouns that make up the compound subject here are “United Nations” and “international organizations.”

A simple predicate is the verb that tells what the subject is doing.
Example: Wars destroy lives.
The complete predicate here is “destroy lives” while the simple predicate is just the verb “destroy.”

A compound predicate, on the other hand, has more than one verb that tells what the same subject is doing.
Example: Wars disturb and even destroy people’s lives.
The verbs that make up the compound predicate here are “disturb” and “destroy”

The words used to connect compound subjects and predicates in sentences are called conjunctions.
Examples:
Unity and cooperation are needed to attain peace.
The conjunction “and” connects the words “unity” and “cooperation.” These are parts of the compound subject.

Aside from “and,” there are other conjunctions that you can use. These include but, or, nor, for, so, yet, after, although, as,
because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, till,
until, when, where, whether, while, both . . . and, either . . . or, neither . . . nor, not only . . . but also, so . . . as, and whether. . . or.

A compound sentence is one which contains two or more independent clauses. These independent clauses can be joined by
conjunctions such as and, but, so, for, or, nor and yet.
Examples:
Wars are very costly for they cause much damage to lives and properties.

This sentence is made up of two independent clauses, namely:

“Wars are very costly” and “they cause much damage to lives and properties.” These two clauses are joined by the conjunction “for”
but both can stand alone. These clauses can be understood on their own. For example, “Wars are very costly” is already a complete
sentence and so is “They cause much damage to lives and properties.”

A complex sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. A dependent clause is a clause which cannot
stand alone. It needs to be connected to an independent clause to be understood. It is often introduced by conjunctions such as
after, although, as, because, before, how, if, once, since, than, that, though, till, until, when, where, whether and while.
Examples: After the war, many properties were destroyed.
The independent clause here is “many properties were destroyed.” It can stand alone and be understood as is. “After the war,” on the
other hand, cannot stand alone. It is the dependent clause in this sentence introduced by the conjunction “after.”

Adjective A word that describes a noun or pronoun. Examples are beautiful, peaceful and orderly
Adverb A word that describes or adds to the meaning of a verb, an adjective or another adverb. Examples are tomorrow, here,
always and very
Complex sentence A sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses
Compound predicate Predicate which has more than one verb that tells what the subject is doing
Compound sentence A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by conjunctions
Compound subject Is a simple subject made up of more than one noun or pronoun
Conjunction A word that is used to connect compound subjects and predicates in sentences. Examples are and, but and or
Dependent clause A clause that cannot stand alone
Independent clause A group of words which contains at least a subject and a verb, and which can stand alone (by itself)
Noun A word used to name a person, animal, thing, place or quality. Examples are Judy, dog and bag
Paragraph A group of sentences which develops a single idea
Predicate Tells something about the subject. It is usually a verb
Pronoun A word used in place of a noun to avoid being repetitive or redundant in a sentence. Examples are he, she and them
Sentence A group of words that expresses a complete thought
Simple predicate The verb that tells what the subject is doing
Simple sentence A sentence which has only one independent clause
Simple subject A single noun or pronoun in the complete subject minus all the words that describe it.
Subject What or whom the sentence is about. It may either be a noun or a pronoun
Topic sentence A sentence in a paragraph which expresses the single main idea of that paragraph
Verb A word that suggests action, experience, occurrence or state. Examples are walk, run and is