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Complex SentenceProof?when what is a complex sentence google itself defined it as:A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.that is your answer but it doesn't mention an independent clause this is because all sentences have an independent clause since the subordinate(dependent) clauses need something to depend on especially when it is only one subordinate clause. So it has one independent clause with one or more subordinate clause or clauses.
This is called a compound sentence. It consists of two or more independent clauses joined by coordinating conjunctions such as "and," "but," or "or." Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence.
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses, and no dependent (or subordinate) clause(s). The independent clauses that make up a compound sentence may be connected with a coordinating conjunction, conjunctive adverb, or semicolon.
simple sentence
A complex sentence has an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. A compound sentence has 2 or more independent clauses. A compound-complex sentence has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
A simple sentence
In English grammar there are two main types of clauses. They are eitherindependent (main) clauses, which need nothing further, ordependent (subordinate/relative) clauses which need, or are subordinate to, an independent clause.For example:'The restaurant wasn't very clean.' is an independent clause. It needs nothing further in order to have meaning.But in the sentence 'The restaurant we went to on Saturday wasn't very clean', the phrase 'we went to on Saturday' is a dependent (subordinate/relative) clause. It adds information about the noun i.e. 'the restaurant' that preceded it.Dependent clauses are of different types and can take a number of forms.For more information, see 'Related links below.
One independent clause + dependent clause= complex sentence Two independent clauses = compound sentence Two or more independent clauses + two or more dependent clauses = compound-complex sentence
A sentence with an adverb or adjective clause is a complex sentence, because an adjective clause is a subordinate clause. A complex sentence must contain one independent clause plus one or more subordinate clauses.
A sentence with an adverb or adjective clause is a complex sentence, because an adjective clause is a subordinate clause. A complex sentence must contain one independent clause plus one or more subordinate clauses.
Compound sentence
A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb. There are two main types of clauses: independent (can stand alone as a sentence) and dependent (cannot stand alone as a sentence). Clauses can be combined to form complex sentences, with dependent clauses adding more information to independent clauses.