Writing Sentences with Variety: Complex Sentence Practice

Let us consider these two sentences:

I earned an A on the vocab quiz because I studied before the quiz.

Because I studied before the quiz, I earned an A on the vocab quiz.

Conjunctions are a way to combine two complete sentences. The conjunction can be in the middle of the two sentences, or in the beginning.

Here, let me show you - I've underlined the two conjunctions:

I earned an A on the vocab quiz because I studied before the quiz.

Because I studied before the quiz, I earned an A on the vocab quiz.

Notice that one uses a comma and one does not. If the conjunction comes first, you need the comma.

English is weird, huh?

Next, notice that the conjunction works to combine two complete ideas. I've highlighted them here:

I earned an A on the vocab quiz because I studied before the quiz.

Because I studied before the quiz, I earned an A on the vocab quiz.

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