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Compound Complex Sentence

This document defines and provides examples of compound-complex sentences. A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. The document lists several examples of compound-complex sentences and explains that while there are no strict rules on the number of clauses, more than two or three of each type tends to make the writing confusing. Two exercises are provided for readers to identify sentence structures and construct their own compound-complex sentences.

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Compound Complex Sentence

This document defines and provides examples of compound-complex sentences. A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses. The document lists several examples of compound-complex sentences and explains that while there are no strict rules on the number of clauses, more than two or three of each type tends to make the writing confusing. Two exercises are provided for readers to identify sentence structures and construct their own compound-complex sentences.

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Compound-Complex Sentence

Compound-Complex Sentence
What is a compound-complex sentence?
A complex sentence is made up of at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clause. Below are
some example of a compound-complex sentence.

1. My old computer broke, so I bought a new one, which cost a huge amount of money.
[Independent Clause] [Independent Clause] [Dependent Clause]

2. What Jack wrote didn’t make any sense, so I called him to ask him about the note.
[Dependent Clause] [Independent Clause] [Independent Clause]

3. I was hungry, but I didn’t eat anything because it was already 10pm, and eating at that time would only.
[Independent Clause] [Independent Clause] [Dependent Clause]

lead to me putting on weight.


[Independent Clause]

There are no rules on the number of independent and dependent clauses you can add to a sentence. However, the
more clauses you add to a sentence, the most confusing your writing will become to the reader. As a general rule,
a sentence with two or three independent clauses and two or three dependent clauses should be the maximum
number to achieve a cohesive writing.

Exercise 1
Please indicate whether the sentences below are complex or compound-complex sentence. Complex sentence is a
sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
1. The people by the river watched in awe as a man attempted to tightrope across it.
______________________________________
2. Would you be able to attend my party on the 28th, which is a day before my birthday?
______________________________________
3. Sam wanted to go home, but Jack didn’t want to even though it was already so late.
______________________________________
4. After they bought the sofa, which would take four weeks to deliver, the family went to look for a coffee table.
______________________________________
5. The animals were kept in their enclosures so that they could fix the damage caused by the storm.
______________________________________
6. Even though the doctors warned the patient, the patient decided to go home.
______________________________________
7. The train strike, which started a week ago, has caused havoc, so the government has decided to intervene.
______________________________________
8. The TV show was cancelled after the show’s host used inappropriate language, which upset many children.
______________________________________
Exercise 2.
Fill in the blanks in the following sentences to form compound-complex sentences.
1. Sam saw what Chris did ____________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________, but Laura didn’t want to go home.

3. Whenever I feel tired, _____________________________________________________________________.

4. Although it’s cold outside, _________________________________________________________________.

5. Jack will quit his job ______________________________________________________________________.

6. _______________________________________________________________________, so they sold the car.

7. When the movie finished, __________________________________________________________________.

8. The family got to their resort ________________________________________________________________.


Answer Key
Exercise 1.
1. Complex
2. Complex
3. Compound-complex
4. Complex
5. Complex
6. Complex
7. Compound-complex
8. Complex

Exercise 2.
Answers will vary

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