Sentence Complexity and Embedding

Subordination

Activity 14.1: Answers

Each sentence below is a complex sentence.  Find the two clauses in each and draw vertical lines to set them off from each other (some sentences may need more than one line).  Then identify the main clause by highlighting it in red and identify the subordinate clause by highlighting it in blue.

1. While I was driving to work one day, | I saw five wild turkeys in a parking lot.
2. We were watching a movie | when the power went out.
3. Zoe told Cliff | that she would pick him up at 11:00.
4. It was unclear | whether the play would start on time.
5. Bret wants to meet Stephen Spielberg, | who directed Jaws.
6. The song | which they sang | was my favorite.

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