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Complex Sentences

The document discusses types of sentences in English including phrases, clauses, and sentences. It defines independent and dependent clauses and explains that a complex sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause connected by a subordinating conjunction.

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Complex Sentences

The document discusses types of sentences in English including phrases, clauses, and sentences. It defines independent and dependent clauses and explains that a complex sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause connected by a subordinating conjunction.

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Complex

Sentences
Grammar
Before we talk about types of sentences in
English, you need to understand a few terms:
• What is a phrase ?
• What is a clause ?
• Independent ?
• Dependent ?
• What is a sentence ?
What is a clause ?
• A clause is a group of words with a subject and verb.
• Two types of clauses - independent and dependent .
Independent clauses can stand alone as complete sentences.
Ex. The dog is brown.
Dependent clauses can not stand alone as complete sentences.
• Ex. Although the dog is brown
What is a sentence ?
• A sentence is a group of words with a subject and a verb
that is a complete thought . It can stand alone, so it is also
called an independent clause. •
• For example:
• The dog is brown.
• She ate lunch in the park.
• The girl walks to school.
• Phrase - a group of words that are not complete thoughts
and cannot stand alone. It is missing either a subject or
verb.
• Clause - a group of words with a subject and verb.
• Clauses can be either independent or dependent .
• Sentence - a group of words with a subject and a verb that
is a complete thought.
Complex Sentences- Independent Clauses
• An independent clause , or sentence, is a group of words
with a subject and verb. It is a complete thought that
CAN stand alone.
• For example: Independent Clause = Sentence
• The dog is brown.
• She ate lunch in the park.
• The girl walks to school.
Complex Sentences Dependent Clauses
• A dependent clause is a group of words with a subject and
verb. However, it is NOT a complete thought; therefore, it
can NOT stand alone as a complete sentence.
• For example:
• Although the dog is brown
• As soon as she ate lunch in the park
• After the girl walks to school
Types of Sentences in English:
• Simple Sentences – The dog is brown .

• Compound Sentences – The dog is brown , but the


cat is grey .

• Complex Sentences – Although the dog is brown , it


is beautiful .
A COMPLEX sentence has one independent clause and one
dependent clause.
• For example:
• Although the dog is brown , it is beautiful .
• Before she ate lunch in the park , she bought a coffee .
• After the girl walks to school , she will start studying .
Complex Sentences
• A dependent clause can NOT stand alone as a compete sentence, so it
must be attached to an independent clause .
• Although the dog is brown , it is beautiful .
• Before she ate lunch in the park , she bought a coffee .
• After the girl walks to school , she will start studying .

Dependent clause + Independent clause = COMPLEX


sentence
Subordinating Conjunctions
• Time: after, as soon as, before, since, until, when, whenever,
while
• Reason/Condition : because, since, as, if, whether
• Place/Location : where, wherever, everywhere, anywhere
• Contrast : although, even though, though, whereas, while
• Similarities: just as, as •
*This is not a complete list.
DEPENDENT CLAUSE + COMMA + INDEPENDENT CLAUSE

• Although the dog is brown , it is beautiful .


• After the girl walks to school , she will start studying .

INDEPENDENT CLAUSE + DEPENDENT CLAUSE (No comma!!)

• The dog is beautiful although it is brown .


• The girl will start studying after she walks to school .

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