How can you use break in a complex sentence?

Answer 1

Complex sentences are made by joining clauses together by either subordination or coordination. So the sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate or coordinate clause

subordinate clause: We will phone you after the Easter break. There are different types of subordinate clauses -- after the Easter break is an adverbial clause. The main clause is We will phone you.

and/or/but can be used to make coordinating complex sentences:

We were just having a break and the rain started. The rain started is a coordinate clause, the main clause is we were just having a break.

Answer 2

They had to break his nose to straighten it, but the surgery was a success.Though she tried to catch herself, the fall caused her to break her wrist.

The mechanic discovered a break in my car's brake line.