Question

Draw one line under each main clause and two lines under each subordinate clause. Then write c if

the sentence is complex or cc if the sentence is compound-complex.

1. ____ Until they were called home, the children played happily.
2. ____ As we neared the hot-air balloon festival, the sky looked like a fairyland.
3. ____ Although I didn’t brew it long, the coffee tastes bitter, and I will not drink it

Answer 1

1. _c___ Until they were called home, the children played happily.
main clause: the children played happily
subordinate clause: until they were called home

2. _c___ As we neared the hot-air balloon festival, the sky looked like a fairyland.
main clause: the sky looked like a fairyland
subordinate clause: as we neared the hot air balloon

3. _cc__ Although I didn’t brew it long, the coffee tastes bitter, and I will not drink it
main clause: the coffee tastes bitter
main clause: I will not drink it
subordinate clause: although I didn't brew it long

Answer 2

1. Until they were called home, the children played happily. (C)

Main clause: the children played happily

Subordinate clause: until they were called home

2. As we neared the hot-air balloon festival, the sky looked like a fairyland. (C)

Main clause: the sky looked like a fairyland

Subordinate clause: as we neared the hot air balloon

3. Although I didn’t brew it long, the coffee tastes bitter, and I will not drink it. (CC)

Main clause: the coffee tastes bitter

Main clause: I will not drink it

Subordinate clause: although I didn't brew it long

Step-by-step explanation:

A subordinate clause (or dependent clause) is a sentence that begins with a subordinate conjunction. Subordinate clauses are not full, independent sentences. Instead, as the name indicates, they are subordinate to another sentence, which is the main clause. Finally, a compound sentence is one that contains two or more independent clauses, while a complex sentence is one that combines an independent clause with a dependent or subordinate one.