Complex-compound sentence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Complex-compound sentence
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A complex-compound sentence or compound-complex sentence is a sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses (also known as subordinate clauses).
Example
The dog lived in the backyard, but the cat, who knew he was superior, lived inside the house.
Independent clauses:
The dog lived in the backyard.
The cat lived inside the house.
Dependent clause:
who knew he was superior"
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Complex sentence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Complex sentence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Complex sentence
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
[edit]Contrast
I ate the meal that you cooked.
I ate the meal is an independent clause and that you cooked is a relative clause.
More examples of a complex sentence are:
I enjoyed that apple pie that you bought for me.
I like the pomegranate juice that my father poured into the cup.
I ate breakfast before I went to work.
I ate breakfast is an independent clause, and before I went to work is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot stand alone as a sentence.
I was scared, but I didn't run away.
Both clauses are independent. Therefore, this is a compound sentence but not a complex sentence.
The dog that you gave me barked at me, and it bit my hand.
This is a compound-complex sentence with two independent clauses (The dog that you gave me barked at me and It bit my hand) and one dependent clause (that you gave me).
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
[edit]Contrast
I ate the meal that you cooked.
I ate the meal is an independent clause and that you cooked is a relative clause.
More examples of a complex sentence are:
I enjoyed that apple pie that you bought for me.
I like the pomegranate juice that my father poured into the cup.
I ate breakfast before I went to work.
I ate breakfast is an independent clause, and before I went to work is a dependent clause, meaning it cannot stand alone as a sentence.
I was scared, but I didn't run away.
Both clauses are independent. Therefore, this is a compound sentence but not a complex sentence.
The dog that you gave me barked at me, and it bit my hand.
This is a compound-complex sentence with two independent clauses (The dog that you gave me barked at me and It bit my hand) and one dependent clause (that you gave me).
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Compound sentence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Compound sentence - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Compound sentence
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Compound sentence (linguistics))
A compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses. It does not require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (with or without a comma), a correlative conjunction (with or without a comma), a semicolon that functions as a conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb preceded by a semicolon. A conjunction can be used to make a compound sentence. The use of a comma to separate two independent clauses is called a comma splice and is generally considered an error (when used in the English language).
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1 Examples
2 Mathematics
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
[edit]Examples
My friend invited me to a tea party, but my parents didn't let me go.
Do you want to stay here, or would you like to go shopping with me?
I have much work to finish; therefore, I will be up all night. (The conjunctive adverb 'therefore' joins the two independent clauses)."
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Compound sentence (linguistics))
A compound sentence is composed of at least two independent clauses. It does not require a dependent clause. The clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction (with or without a comma), a correlative conjunction (with or without a comma), a semicolon that functions as a conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb preceded by a semicolon. A conjunction can be used to make a compound sentence. The use of a comma to separate two independent clauses is called a comma splice and is generally considered an error (when used in the English language).
Contents [hide]
1 Examples
2 Mathematics
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
[edit]Examples
My friend invited me to a tea party, but my parents didn't let me go.
Do you want to stay here, or would you like to go shopping with me?
I have much work to finish; therefore, I will be up all night. (The conjunctive adverb 'therefore' joins the two independent clauses)."
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