A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses (which can also be called subordinate clause) is referred to as a complex-compound sentence. Sometimes also called a compound-complex sentence.
Example
The dog lived in the backyard, but the cat, who knew he was superior, lived inside the house.
- The dog lived in the backyard.
- The cat lived inside the house.
- who knew he was superior
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