COMPOUND-COMPLEX

SENTENCES
Clause
Independent
Dependent Clause
Clause

 A clause is any portion of a sentence that includes a subject and a verb

 Independent Clause is sentences that can stand alone as a complete
sentence.
 Examples:
1.Ali loves his sister
2.The dog ran off
 Dependent Clause is not a complete sentences but it contain noun and verb
 Examples:
1.When you come home
2.Who has a beautiful fish
Examples of subordinating conjunctions.
 Although
 After
 As
 As long as
 As soon as
 As though
 Because
 Before
 Even if
 Even though
 If
 Now that
 Since
 so that
 Though
 Unless
 Until
 Where
 Wherenever
 while
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES

 Compound-complex sentence contains two independent clauses and one

dependent clause.
 Dependent clause can be at the beginning, middle, or end of a compound-
complex sentence.
 Example:
1. Erin loves her brother, and he loves her too because she pays his bills.
2. Although I like to go camping, I haven’t had the time to go lately, and I
haven’t found anyone to go with.
3. Jean had an headache after the party was over, so Paul cleaned up the house.
 We must put comma after the dependent clause when it occurs at the
beginning of the sentence.
Subordinators are in red, coordinators are in blue.

Dependent Clause Independent Clause Dependent Clause

My boss yelled at me, So I quit because I was hurt.

Independent Clause Dependent Clause Independent Clause

I got angry when my boss yelled at so I quit.

me,

Dependent Clause Independent Clause Independent Clause

When my boss yelled at I got angry, so I quit.
me,
Exercises
 Find the independent and dependent clause in the compound-complex
sentence.

1. We decide that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like to
watch scary movie, thought that we were wrong.

Independent clause :
2. We decide that movie was too violent
3. Thought that we were wrong.
Dependent clause:
1. Who like to watch scary movie
 Since they had so much fun at the party, Shay and Jason stayed late, but they
were tired in the morning.

Independent Clause:
1. They were tired in the morning
2. Shay and Jason stayed late

Dependent Clause :
1. Since they had so much fun at the party
 After the dance began, we found our friends in the other room, and we
invited them to stay with us.

Independent Clause:
1. We found our friends in the other room
2. We invited them to stay with us

Dependent Clause:
3. After the dance began
 The friends, who often play in the yard, are outside, but they will soon come
into the house.

Independent clause:
1. They will soon come into the house

Dependent clause:
2. Who often play in the yard
 Before she slept in the night, she read a book, and she finished all of her
homework.

Independent clause:
1. She read a book
2. She finished all of her homework

Dependent clause:
1.Before she slept in the night
Combine the sentences to make one compound-complex
sentence.

 1.Susan teaches the kids – live in the

neighbourhood- she comes home from work
 2.The doctor wants to prescribe physical therapy-
he ask me to see a specialist. He recommend Dr.
Smith.
 3. We didn’t have much time- we didn’t read the
final chapter. We still enjoyed the book.
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