Complex Sentences

We have been looking at complex sentences in class. A complex sentence is a sentence that has a dependent clause as well as a main clause. A main clause on its own is called a simple sentence.

 

We were given the following simple sentences based on the image below and I have turned them into complex sentences (with the dependent clause in italics.)

 

 

 

The men sat at the table. Exhausted, the men sat at the table.
The men wore red coats. In order to look good, the men wore red coats.
The men were feeling tired. The men, who were exhausted from work, were feeling tired.
The table was piled high with food. As a reward for their hard work, the table was piled high with food.
The weather was very hot today. After several days of rain, the weather was very hot today.