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Learn to recognize a complex sentence. Analyze the structure of each complex sentence below. 1) Underline each main subject once.  2) Underline each main verb once. 3) Underline the subordinate clause twice. 4) Write S2 under the secondary subject and 5) write V2 under the secondary verb. 

1. In my first race, I came in second, but it was good enough for me.
                            S1  V1                        S2  V2

2. I don't like to write when it is noisy.
    S1   V1                       S2  V2

3. I was tired because I was pregnant.
    S1 V1                    S2 V2

4. Since World War II ended, almost all the rules about dating have changed.
                  S2            V2                  S1                                         V1

5.When a woman and a man walked together , the woman had to walk one or two steps behind the man.
                               S2          V2                                 S1       V2                 

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