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Complex Sentences

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

COMPLEX SENTENCES

COMPLEX SENTENCE

A sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses

A COMPLEX SENTENCE HAS 2 PARTS

AN INDEPENDENT AND DEPENDENT CLAUSE

AN INDEPENDENT CLAUSE CAN STAND ALONE

while a dependent clause can't
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EXAMPLES

  • Cameron Dallas had a dog, but it ran away.
  • Nash Grier loves hamburgers, but hates ketchup.
  • Carter Reynolds likes rap and also likes R&B
  • Hayes Grier has an older brother, named Nash Grier

EXAMPLES

  • Sam didn't do her homework, so she got a detention.
  • Tom needed eggs, so he went to the store.
  • I broke my foot, so I had to go to the doctor.
  • Joe forgot his phone, so Matthew got it for him
  • Sara had to go to volleyball, so she left the party early.