That would be a complex sentence.
This is a complex sentence. It consists of an independent clause "I was talking on the phone" and a dependent clause "while I was talking on the phone to Walter."
"If" is a subordinating conjunction, as it introduces a conditional clause in a sentence. It connects a dependent clause (the conditional clause) to an independent clause to express a condition or possibility.
A subordinating conjunction is typically used in a complex sentence to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause. Some common subordinating conjunctions include "because," "although," and "if."
They are called dependent clauses. An example is, "While autographing the 1000th copy of my novel". That is not a sentence; you need another clause to say what happened while you were autographing.
An independent clause usually starts (or ends) with a conjunction.An independent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb that is a complete thought which is part of a sentence but could stand on its own as a complete sentence.Example: It was the first time that my parents came for a visit. (the conjunction 'that' is joining the two independent clauses)A pronoun DOES start a DEPENDENT clause.A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and a verb but is not a complete thought.A relative pronoun introduces a relative clause (a dependent clause that starts with a relative pronoun) gives information about its antecedent.The relative pronouns are: who, whom, whose, which, that.Example: The shoes that I bought will match the new suit. (the relative pronoun 'that' introduces the relative clause 'that I bought')
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the compound clause and the complex clause
A complex sentence has a dependent clause and a compound-complex sentence has two independent clauses.
This sentence is a complex sentence, as it contains an independent clause ("an onlooking man prevented him") and a dependent clause ("he was about to lace them to the boy's feet"). The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
This sentence is a complex sentence because it contains one independent clause ("The officer ran into the house") and one dependent clause ("where the fugitive was hidden"). The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
It can be an independent clause or a dependent clause. It is an independent clause if does not have a word at the beginning like "but" or "because". If there is a word like this at the beginning of the clause, it is a dependent clause.
This is a complex sentence. It consists of an independent clause "I was talking on the phone" and a dependent clause "while I was talking on the phone to Walter."
This sentence is a complex sentence because it contains an independent clause ("Steven thought the hour would never end") and a dependent clause ("Steven thought"). The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
"If" is a subordinating conjunction, as it introduces a conditional clause in a sentence. It connects a dependent clause (the conditional clause) to an independent clause to express a condition or possibility.
A subordinating conjunction is typically used in a complex sentence to connect the dependent clause to the independent clause. Some common subordinating conjunctions include "because," "although," and "if."
Well, the usual sentence classifications are simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences. Simple sentences are the most basic kind, they consist of one independent clause. Compound sentences contain two independent clauses. Complex sentences contain an independent clause and a dependent clause. Compound-complex sentences contain at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause.
"What is An independent clause that expresses a complete thought?" is a question, so it is an interrogative sentence.