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"You rang the doorbell" is an indepent clause, because it can exist on its own. So is "but no one answered," because it is using a coordinating conjunction, which acts as a independent marker for an independent sentence. See https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/598/01/.

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What does compound complex word mean?

a complex compound word involves using multiple hard compound words in a sentence.


What are the kinds of sentence according to its pattern?

Sentences can be categorized according to their patterns into four main types: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. A simple sentence contains a single independent clause, while a compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. A complex sentence features one independent clause and at least one dependent clause, and a compound-complex sentence combines elements of both compound and complex sentences, containing multiple independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.


How many subjects can be found in a sentence?

A sentence can have one or more subjects, depending on its structure. Typically, a simple sentence contains a single subject, while compound sentences can have multiple subjects connected by conjunctions. Additionally, in complex sentences, there may be subordinate clauses with their own subjects. Thus, the number of subjects in a sentence can vary widely.


What are 2 subjects or 2 verbs called?

Two subjects or two verbs in a sentence are called "compound subjects" or "compound verbs," respectively. A compound subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb, while a compound verb involves two or more verbs that share the same subject. These structures help create more complex and informative sentences.


A semicolon can also replace what in a complex sentence?

"because"

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What is compound complex?

A compound complex sentence is when you combind a compound sentence and a complex sentence.


What are the 4 classification of sentences according to structure?

Simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentence and compound complex sentence.


What are the difference between a Compound and Complex Sentence?

The difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence is that a compound sentence has two independent clauses, connected by a Coordinator. A complex sentence on contains one independent clause. A complex sentence also always contains a subordinator.


How to compare if a sentence is compound complex or compound-complex?

A compound sentence has 2 or more coordinate independent clauses. A complex sentence is made from a dependent and independent clauses joined together.


What are examples of a Simple a Compound a Complex and a compound complex sentence?

nothing


What is a complex sentence for Muslim?

Simple, complex, compound, compound -complex are the kinds of sentences in English Language. A complex sentence has nothing to do with Islam or a Muslim.


What is a sentence that has at least 2 main clauses and at least one subordinate clause?

Compound-Complex sentence


What are different kinds of sentence according to structure?

Sentence according to structure are: simple, compound, complex and compound-complex.


Kind of sentence according to form?

simple, compound, complex, compound-complex


What kind of sentence is complex?

A complex sentence has a dependent clause and a compound-complex sentence has two independent clauses.


What kind of clauses are in a compound sentence?

A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses but no subordinate clauses (which are only in complex or compound-complex sentences).


What is the difference between complex and compound complex sentences?

Yes, there is a difference between complex and compound-complex sentences. A complex sentence is a simple sentence with a subordinant clause in front of it (also known as a fragment). A compound-complex sentence is a compound sentence with a subordinant clause in front of it. For example: Complex: As we ran onto the car, aliens attacked earth. (as is the subordinant conjunction, and "Aliens attacked Earth" is a complete sentence.) Compound-complex: As we ran onto the car, aliens attacked earth, and the military retaliated. (like te first sentence, as is still the subordinant conjunction, except I've added "The military retaliated", making it a compound-complex sentence. :D