compound complex
The sentence "We laughed so hard we cried but finally everyone calmed down" uses a compound-complex structure. It contains two independent clauses, "We laughed so hard we cried" and "everyone calmed down," joined by the conjunction "but." The phrase "finally" serves as an adverb modifying the second clause, adding a temporal element to the sequence of events.
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The structure used in the phrase "we laughed so hard we cried but finally everyone calmed down" combines a cause-and-effect relationship with a contrasting element. The initial part conveys a humorous and intense emotional experience, while the latter part introduces a shift to a calmer state. This juxtaposition effectively highlights the transition from a peak emotional moment to resolution.
Compound-complex
Calmed has one syllable.
the year right after free love and things calmed down a bit and people just smoked a joint