A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
What is the difference between a simple, compound, and complex sentence?
A simple sentence has one independent clause; a compound sentence has two or more independent clauses; a complex sentence has one independent clause and one o
Give an example of a complex sentence.
Because it was raining, the game was cancelled.
What is a compound sentence?
• A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses, often joined by a coordinating conjunction
What is a complex sentence?
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
Provide an example of a compound sentence.
The sun was shining, and the birds were singing.
Identify the independent and dependent clauses: "Because the storm was approaching, the fishermen returned to shore quickly, and they secured their boats."
Independent clauses: "the fishermen returned to shore quickly," and "they secured their boats." Dependent clause: "Because the storm was approaching"
Provide an example of a compound-complex sentence.
Although it was late, we finished the project, and we celebrated our success.