Learning Task 4: In your notebook, copy the sentences and underline each dependent clause.
1. I will visit my grandmother when I have a vacation.
2. When I finish senior high school, I will find a job.
3. When I received the result, I fainted.
4. I will ask for your help if the problem continues.
5. She studies hard so that she will have an award.
6. I went home after I cleaned our classroom.
7. My dog follows me wherever I go.
8. Before mother gets angry, you should clean your bedroom.
9. We didn't go to his birthday party because it was raining hard.
10. I went to the mall, however I didn't buy anything.

the bazaar because it represents the inaccessible land of freedom to the narrator. mangan’s sister because she represents domesticity and routine to the narrator. the marketplace because it represents the suburban lifestyle to the narrator. the church because it represents spiritual healing and renewal to the narrator.

a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.