Name: ______________________ Class: _________________ Date: _________

Great Writing Foundations Unit 12: Complex Sentences

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph. Choose the correct word from the box to complete the
sentences.

after ate because before miss now was when

Being a Vegetarian
I did not eat a lot of meat (1) ________ I became a vegetarian. Sometimes I (2) ________ chicken.
But (3) ________ I ate red meat, I often felt sick. So it (4) ________ not difficult for me when I
stopped eating all meat. I felt healthier several weeks (5) ________ I became a vegetarian. I never eat
meat (6) ________. I do not (7) ________ it! I feel better about myself and the environment (8)
________ I am a vegetarian.

1. I did not eat a lot of meat (1) ________________ I became a vegetarian.

2. Sometimes I (2) ________________ chicken.

3. But (3) ________________ I ate red meat, I often felt sick.

4. So it (4) ________________ not difficult for me when I stopped eating all meat.

5. I felt healthier several weeks (5) ________________ I became a vegetarian.

6. I never eat meat (6) ________________.

7. I do not (7) ________________ it!

8. I feel better about myself and the environment (8) ________________ I am a vegetarian.

INSTRUCTIONS: Choose the correct connector to complete each sentence. If no connector is

necessary, choose “No connector is necessary.”

____ 9. ________ she goes to the store every Monday.

a. Because
b. When
c. If
d. No connector is necessary.

____ 10. I cannot buy that computer ________ it is too expensive.

a. because
b. after
c. before
d. No connector is necessary.

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____ 11. Oliver is tired ________ he ran ten miles.

a. if
b. because
c. before
d. No connector is necessary.

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the sentences. Choose the correct one.

____ 12. Choose the correct sentence.

a. Justin listens to music when he studies.
b. Justin listens to music, when he studies.
c. Justin listens to music because he studies.
d. Justin listens to music, before he studies.

____ 13. Choose the correct sentence.

a. The children wash their hands, after they eat.
b. Before they eat the children wash their hands.
c. The children wash their hands, before they eat.
d. The children wash their hands before they eat.

____ 14. Choose the correct sentence.

a. I read my book, when I go to bed.
b. I read my book before I go to bed.
c. I read my book, after I go to bed.
d. I read my book because I go to bed.

INSTRUCTIONS: Unscramble the letters to write words that have the sound of u in wood.

15. o k o b ________________

16. u p h s ________________

17. c o l d u ________________

18. l p u l ________________

19. k o c o ________________

INSTRUCTIONS: Complete each sentence with the correct word from the box. Use correct
capital letters.

bull should sugar took understood woman wool would

20. Do you want ________________ in your tea?

21. ________________ is a material that comes from sheep.

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22. We ________________ the instructions because they were clear.

23. You ________________ always wear a seat belt in a car.

24. They ________________ a walk because it was a nice day.

25. The ________________ in that picture is my grandmother.

26. ________________ you please close the window?

27. There is a farm with a ________________, cows, and horses near my house.

INSTRUCTIONS: Unscramble the words to write correct sentences. Use correct capital letters
and punctuation. If there is a comma, it must stay with its word as shown. Do not add any
commas.
Example:
home / the / should / game, / come / you / after
__After the game, you should come home.__

28. pass / hard, / she / she / will / if / studies

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29. I / when / water / am / drink / I / thirsty

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30. watches / school / before / TV / he

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INSTRUCTIONS: Combine the two simple sentences to make a complex sentence. Begin each
sentence with the connector in parentheses. Use correct capital letters and punctuation.
Example:
She eats dinner. She watches TV. (after)
__After she eats dinner, she watches TV.__

31. Claudia is from Spain. She speaks Spanish. (because)

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32. You see the movie. You should read the reviews. (before)

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33. I graduate. I will find a job. (when)

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34. It rains. We will not play the game. (if)

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35. INSTRUCTIONS: Write 6–12 sentences about a problem you had and how you solved it; for
example, when you missed the bus, when you forgot your homework, when you had to cook
dinner. Combine simple sentences with the connectors after, because, before, if, and when to
make complex sentences. Be careful with punctuation.

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Answer Section

1. ANS: before

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2. ANS: ate

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3. ANS: when

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4. ANS: was

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5. ANS: after

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6. ANS: now

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7. ANS: miss

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8. ANS: because

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9. ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: Unit 12 TOP: Grammar
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15. ANS: book

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16. ANS: push

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17. ANS: could

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18. ANS: pull

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19. ANS: cook

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20. ANS: sugar

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21. ANS: Wool

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22. ANS: understood

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23. ANS: should

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24. ANS: took

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25. ANS: woman

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26. ANS: Would

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27. ANS: bull

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28. ANS:
If she studies hard, she will pass.

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29. ANS:
I drink water when I am thirsty.

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30. ANS:
He watches TV before school.

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31. ANS:
Because Claudia is from Spain, she speaks Spanish.

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32. ANS:
Before you see the movie, you should read the reviews.

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33. ANS:
When I graduate, I will find a job.

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34. ANS:
If it rains, we will not play the game.

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35. ANS:
Answers will vary.

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