Posts Tagged ‘complex sentence’

Adjective clauses Exercise 1

June 17th, 2010 in Improve English

Combine each of the following pairs of simple sentences into one complex sentence containing an adjective clause.

1. The theft was committed last night. The police has caught the man.

Glossary of Grammar Terms Part V

March 3rd, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Collective noun
A collective noun denotes a collection of individual persons or objects. Examples are: jury, army, committee, team, herd etc.
In British English a collective noun may be treated either as singular or as plural. In American English a collective noun is always treated as singular.

Analysis of a Complex-Compound Sentence

January 7th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

A compound-complex sentence consists of two or more coordinate clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

Consider the sentence given below:

Analysis of Complex Sentences Exercise I

January 6th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning

Analyze the following complex sentences:

1.    Where there is a will, there is a way.

2.    Take care lest you should fall.

Analysis of a Complex Sentence

January 6th, 2010 in English Grammar, English Learning, ESL

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