SABS /

Name:..

February 13th, 2013

ACTIVITY

7th Grade

Writing Complex Sentences

Combine each pair of sentences below, using the relative pronoun or subordinating conjunction in
parentheses. Put the subordinate clause where it makes sense, and add commas where they are needed.
Example: Here is the man. His wife is a dentist. (whose)
Here is the man whose wife is a dentist.
1. I saw some films about baseball. I was home sick last week. (while)

2. One film was Eight Men Out. It was about the 1919 Black Sox scandal. (which)

3. Allegedly, eight players took money to lose the World Series. They were members of the Chicago White
Sox. (who)

4. The eighth man never admitted guilt in the scheme. The scheme remained a black mark on the history
of baseball. (which)

5. The movie was good. I didnt like it as much as others. (although)

6. Field of Dreams was my favorite. It starred Kevin Costner. (which)

7. Costner is an Iowa farmer. His characters name is Ray Kinsella. (whose)

8. Ray hears a voice. It says If you build it, he will come. (that)

9. Ray ponders the mysterious message. He makes a discovery. (as)

10. The he in the message refers to Shoeless Joe Jackson. Jackson was one of the eight men in the Chicago
Black Sox scandal. (who)

11. All the acquitted Chicago players come out of Rays cornfield. Ray builds the baseball diamond. (when)

12. These men play baseball. These men have been dead for years. (who)

13. Another good film is A League of Their Own. You should see it. (that)

14. This story is about a special time in baseball during World War II. Women played professional baseball
then. (when)

15. Many of the male players had been drafted into the armed forces. A womens professional baseball
league was formed. (because)

16. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League enlisted top female athletes. It was in existence
from 1943 to 1954. (which)

17. Women had played baseball in school and at the amateur level. They had never played professional ball.
(although)

18. The films producer, Penny Marshall, interviewed some of the actual players at a ceremony in
Cooperstown. She made the movie. (after)

19. The women must have enjoyed seeing the movie. Their story is also told in a book by Sue Macy titled
A Whole New Ball Game. (whose)

20. These women put up with taunts and jeers from men. The women loved baseball and were excellent
players. (who)

..