Compound Complex-Sentence

Task 1: Identify the compound-complex sentences. Say

why you think they are so.
The most popular sport in the world is soccer. People in
ancient China and Japan had a form of soccer, and even
Rome had a game that resembled soccer. The game as
it is played today got its start in England. In the Middle
Ages, whole towns played soccer on Shrove Tuesday.
Goals were built at opposite ends of town, and
hundreds of people who lived in those towns would
play on each side. Such games resembled full-scale
brawls*. The first side to score a goal won and was
declared village champion. Then both sides tended to
the wounded, and they didn’t play again for a whole
year. The rules of the game were written in the late
1800s at British boarding schools. Now nearly every
European country has a national soccer team, and the
teams participate in international tournaments.
Brawl (n/v): a noisy, rough, uncontrolled fight.
  A compound-complex sentence is made from
two independent clauses and one or more
dependent clauses.
 If Barack Obama is re-elected this November, he'll
serve another four years, but it won't be an easy
contest to win.
Independent clause:
he'll serve another four years
Independent clause:
it won't be an easy contest to win
Dependent clause:
If Barack Obama is re-elected this November
 Laura forgot her friend's birthday, so she sent her
a card when she finally remembered.

Independent clause:
Laura forgot her friend's birthday
Independent clause:
she sent her a card
Dependent clause:
when she finally remembered
 Practice
Task 2: Rewrite the following clauses into
compound-complex sentences.
 John told a campfire story the campers roasted
marshmallows * after the sun set
a pink or white sweet/candy that feels soft and elastic when
you chew it
 The captain knew the sailor the sailor did not
recognize him since the captain had a beard
 Although he knew better she just would not listen
he could not teach her
 Whenever he went he has to carry it in his hands
the pack’s strap was broken
 His car runs the air conditioning is broken the 8-
track tape player plays only in reverse
 The substitute teacher forgot to assign the
homework the substitute teacher was having a rough
day the class had twice as much homework the
following night
 Your computer continues to break down you
should have the hard drive repaired you should buy a
new computer
 Review
 Identify the following sentences as simple,
compound, complex, or compound-complex.
1. Alex was the name of a famous African gray
parrot.
2. Irene Pepperberg, who is a comparative
psychologist, bought Alex from a pet shop in 1977.
3. For twenty-two years, Dr. Pepperberg taught Alex
to do tasks that only a few nonhuman species can
do.
4. Alex seemed to use words creatively.
5. Alex’s speech was not just imitation; instead, it
suggested reasoning and choice.
6. Dr. Pepperberg used a novel approach to teach
Alex.
7. Another trainer competed with Alex for a reward,
and Alex would learn by watching the other trainer.
8. When Alex was shown a blue paper triangle, he
could identify the color, the shape, and the material.
9. He had not simply memorized the colors that go
with objects; he also identified the correct colors of
new objects.
10. Alex could identify fifty different objects,
recognize quantities up to six, distinguish seven
colors and five shapes, understand “bigger,”
“smaller,” “same,” and “different,” and was learning
the concepts of “over” and “under.”
11. If Dr. Pepperberg asked Alex to identify the
object that was orange and three-cornered, he
would choose the right one.