The United States of America is a union of fifty states and is the third largest country in the world

A Compound-Complex Sentence. A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. For example:

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  I stopped believing in Santa Claus when he asked for my autograph in a department store, but I still want to believe in him.
  

Complex Object Exercises.

Упражнение 1. Complete the following sentences using the infinitive with or without to.

1. 
   The teacher asked us ________ (listen) to his explanations.
   
2. 
   He made the students _____________ (write) the composition.
   
3. 
   The teacher let us ____________ (use) the dictionaries.
   
4. 
   The teacher noticed me ____________ (open) my dictionary several times.
   
5. 
   I made myself ____________ ( write) as neatly as I could.
   
6. 
   The teacher watched us _____________ (work) and didn’t say anything.
   

Упражнение 2. Open the brackets and use the Complex Object.

1. 
   Do you want (they / stay) at the hotel?
   
2. 
   I would like (the professor / look through) my report.
   
3. 
   We considered (he /be) an honest person.
   
4. 
   I would like (the dress / buy) by Sunday.
   
5. 
   He doesn’t want (they / be late) for dinner.
   

Упражнение 3. Combine the sentences using the Complex Object.
Example: I felt something hard. It hurt my leg. -> I felt something hard hurt my leg.I saw Mike. He was entering the house. -> I saw Mike entering the house. 

1. 
   They didn’t notice us. We passed by.
   
2. 
   Mike heard Sam. She was playing the violin.
   
3. 
   I felt her hand. It was shaking.
   
4. 
   I heard them. They were arguing.
   
5. 
   We many times heard him. He told this story.
   

Упражнение 4. Fill in the correct form of the Infinitive to make Complex Object.

1. 
   Our teacher made us _______ (do) this exercise all over again.
   
2. 
   The teacher advised us _______ (rewrite) the test.
   
3. 
   Please, let me _______ (know) when your sister returns from Paris.
   
4. 
   I find your story _______ (be) very unusual and interesting.
   
5. 
   Nick doesn’t want me _______ (tell) everybody this news.
   
6. 
   I watched the cat _______ (crawl) to the flock of sparrows.
   
7. 
   I would like you _______ (be) very accurate and attentive.