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Year 7 students facing their third NAPLAN need to be confident with complex and compound-complex sentences. Complex and compound-complex sentences elaborate, extend and explain ideas (multiple clauses linked with subordinating and coordinating conjunctions). Skillo has targeted practice questions for this exact skill, mapped to the Australian Curriculum v9.0, free and ready to go.
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What does the Year 7 NAPLAN Complex and compound-complex sentences test cover?
- Complex and compound-complex sentences elaborate, extend and explain ideas (multiple clauses linked with subordinating and coordinating conjunctions).
- Questions test identification and correction of errors
- Both Australian English conventions and sentence structure are assessed
Try a sample Complex and compound-complex sentences question
Question 1 — Easy
A student revises a sentence from her documentary script. Original: 'The team filmed the saltwater crocodile cautiously because they did not want to disturb it.' Which revision best uses a non-finite participial clause?
Answer: A non-finite participial clause uses a verb form (here: present participle 'filming') that does not carry tense. 'Filming cautiously' functions as a non-finite clause that modifies the main clause, condensing the original ideas efficiently. Option B is a compound sentence with a misused connective ('however' cannot link two independent clauses with a comma alone). Option C is a compound sentence using 'and'. Option D is a compound predicate — no non-finite clause. Only Option A uses a participial phrase.
Question 2 — Medium
Which option correctly joins these ideas as a compound-complex sentence? 'Priya studied hard. She passed the test. Her teacher was proud.'
Answer: A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction and at least one dependent clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction. Option B uses 'because' to create a dependent clause ('Because Priya studied hard') and links two independent clauses ('she passed the test' and 'her teacher was proud') with 'and', forming a correct compound-complex sentence. Option A is a comma splice because three independent clauses are joined with only a comma and 'and'. Option C is a run-on because no conjunction or punctuation separates the second and third clauses. Option D incorrectly places 'because' so that the logical relationship between clauses is reversed and the third clause is still a run-on.
Question 3 — Hard
Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?
Answer: A compound-complex sentence must have at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Option B has a dependent clause ('Although it was raining'), and two independent clauses ('Zac kept practising' and 'the coach was pleased'), making it compound-complex. Option A is a compound sentence with only two independent clauses and no dependent clause. Option C is a complex sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause but no second independent clause. Option D is a compound sentence listing three independent clauses with no subordinating conjunction.
How should my child prepare for Year 7 NAPLAN Complex and compound-complex sentences?
- Select Year 7 and Grammar on the home screen
- Use Quick Practice — questions on complex and compound-complex sentences will appear as part of the session
- Check the Skill Breakdown on your profile to track your accuracy on complex and compound-complex sentences specifically
- Review explanations after each question to understand the reasoning behind correct answers
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