Complex-compound sentence
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A complex-compound sentence or compound-complex sentence is a sentence
with at least two independent clause
s and one or more dependent clause
s (also known as subordinate clauses).
Independent clauses:
Dependent clause
:
Sentence (linguistics)
In the field of linguistics, a sentence is an expression in natural language, and often defined to indicate a grammatical unit consisting of one or more words that generally bear minimal syntactic relation to the words that precede or follow it...
with at least two independent clause
Independent clause
An independent clause is a clause that can stand by itself, also known as a simple sentence. An independent clause contains a subject and a predicate; it makes sense by itself....
s and one or more dependent clause
Dependent clause
In linguistics, a dependent clause is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses modify the independent clause of a sentence or serve as a component of it...
s (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
Dependent clause
In linguistics, a dependent clause is a clause that augments an independent clause with additional information, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. Dependent clauses modify the independent clause of a sentence or serve as a component of it...
:
- who knew he was superior
See also
- Simple sentenceSimple sentenceA simple sentence is a sentence structure that contains one independent clause and no dependent clauses.-Examples:*The runner jumped....
- Compound sentenceCompound 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 , a correlative conjunction , a semicolon that functions as a conjunction, or a conjunctive adverb preceded by a semicolon. A conjunction...
- Complex sentenceComplex sentenceA complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.-Examples:* I ate the meal that you cooked....