Complex sentence

Synonyms for "complex sentence" (7 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)
combined idea sentence
Adjective(1 words)
complex clause

Strong matches (2)

Noun(2 words)
dependent clause sentencesentence with clause

Related words (3)

Noun(3 words)
sentence with subordinate ideasubordinate clause sentencesupporting clause sentence

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries
clause structuregrammatical constructionsentencewriting strategy

More specific

6 entries
adverbial clause sentencecause effect sentenceconditional clause sentencenoun clause sentencerelative clause sentencetime clause sentence

Collocations

6 entries
clause connectordependent clauseindependent clausesentence varietysubordinate clausewriting skill

Inflections

1 entries
complex sentences

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

3 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sentences are either simple or complex. […] A complex sentence consists of two or more members, as, “Alexander, when he had conquered the world, is said to have wept, because there were not other worlds to subdue.” […] When a member of a complex sentence is simple, it is called indifferently a member, or a clause; as, “I have called; but ye have refused.”

Source: wiktionary

Complex sentences are traditionally divided into two basic types: (i) sentences including co-ordinate clauses, and (ii) sentences including subordinate clauses.

Source: wiktionary

A sentence consisting of more than one clause is said to be complex. […] There are many ways of combining clauses to form a complex sentence. Coordinate constructions represent the special case of symmetry, parallelism, and coequality among the component clauses. More typically, these properties are lacking by virtue of one clause being subordinated to another.

Source: wiktionary