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A complex sentence joins an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses. The dependent clauses can go first in the sentence, followed by the ...
An advanced English grammar course focusing on clause and phrase structures. Course Objectives. The student will be able to: 1. Identify and correctly use a ...
A complex sentence combines a dependent clause with an independent clause. When the dependent clause is placed before the independent clause, the two clauses ...
Note that compound-complex sentences can get quite long, so try to avoid too many independent and dependent clauses in the same sentence. Putting it all ...
1. So … what are complex sentences? Complex sentences contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. As we have highlighted ...
EXAMPLE. THEORY. ♢ Both my father and my brother are teachers. When two subjects are connected by both...and... the verb is plural.
6.4 Subject-word and words qualifying subject-word. 46. 6.5 Predicate: the verb and words modifying the verb. 47. 6.6 Predicate: the direct object.
Complex Sentence: A dependent clause needs an independent clause. When two together, you have a complex sentence. Examples: When the mailman arrived, the dog ...
