What is a complex sentence?

Answer 1

1. a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.

Answer 2

A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of an independent clause and a subordinating clause. Or, to put it more simply, complex sentences involve more than just a straightforward noun + verb. Complex sentences include extra phrases added to a base sentence, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence.

For example:

Simple sentence: I cannot work in the garden.

Complex sentence: Because it is snowing outside, I cannot work in the garden.

"Because it is snowing outside" is a dependent clause, and cannot stand on its own.

Another example:

Simple sentence: I intend to work in my garden this afternoon.

Complex sentence: If the weather stays fine, I intend to work in my garden this afternoon.

A complex sentence is one that contains a single independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Answer 3

A sentence that has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

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Answer 4

1. a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses.