Discussion:
State whether the each of the following is a simple, compound or complex sentence. Explain your reason for choosing each option. For example, "Q1 is a complex sentence because it contains..."
1. I enjoy eating mangoes.
2. If the West Indies cricketers continue to play like they are doing now they will never win a major title in the foreseeable future.
3. Living only a few minutes away from school on a main bus route, she was always able to get to his lecture in time.
4. Because the world is getting warmer, polar bears are in danger of becoming extinct.
5. 'On the sixth day God made man of the dust of the earth after his own image.'
6. I decided to work for a year before starting my degree course, but most of my friends went straight to university.
7. Although the workers have been given a 7% pay rise, they are still not happy with their situation.
8. We left for the airport two hours earlier than usual because the baggage handlers were threatening strike action.
9. Because the bridge wasn't properly maintained by the public works department, it fell down during the storm.
10. I made dinner after I came home.