Want this question answered?
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while the dependent clause relies on the independent clause to make sense.
An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence. A dependent clause contains a subject and verb but cannot be a sentence. In the sentence "I'll stop by your office after I finish my lunch", "I'll stop by your office" is an independent clause, and "after I finish my lunch" is a dependent clause.
An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence. A dependent clause contains a subject and verb but cannot be a sentence. In the sentence "I'll stop by your office after I finish my lunch", "I'll stop by your office" is an independent clause, and "after I finish my lunch" is a dependent clause.
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. The independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while the dependent clause(s) rely on the independent clause for meaning.
Simple Sentence .
A complex sentence has one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, while the dependent clause cannot.
the compound clause and the complex clause
Only an independent clause can stand independently. A dependent clause is dependent on an independent clause.
Yes, it is. That is why it is called "a dependent clause." It is dependent upon the independent clause.
"You played tennis anyway" is the independent clause; "although it was raining" is the dependent clause. An independent clause can stand on its own as a sentence, but a dependent clause cannot be a sentence.
The sentence "That was the reason why he came late" is a complex sentence, as it contains an independent clause ("That was the reason") and a dependent clause ("why he came late").
"He moved" is the independent clause because it can stand alone as a complete sentence. "But then" is a subordinating conjunction that introduces the dependent clause which adds more information about the action in the independent clause.