The Compound-Complex Sentence

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The Compound-Complex Sentence

• Demystified

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Compound-Complex SentencesDefinition
A compound-complex sentence has one complex
sentence joined to a simple sentence with a
conjunction. Example While Clara reads comic
books, Clarence reads romances, but David only
reads nonfiction.
Notice, the example sentence above contains both
a subordinating conjunction and a coordinating
conjunction.
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Because Kim Jong Un has many pairs of Air
Jordan shoes, he would like to meet Michael
Jordan, but Michael Jordan will not visit him
at his home.
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Even though the zombie attacked the great
white shark, the shark ate the zombie for
lunch, yet the zombie continued to attack the
shark from inside.
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Because the panda eats shoots and leaves, he is
able to play, and playing makes him happy.
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So, a compound-complex sentence contains two or
more independent clauses and one or more
dependent clauses. Fill in the blanks Because
____________, we______________, and
we_________________. I had to ___________, and
I had to _________ because _______________________
_. Remember, the types of conjunctions being
used will help you to determine whether a
sentence is compound, complex, or compound
complex.