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a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause, as When the bell rings (dependent clause), walk out (main clause).[1880-85]
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complex sentence — n. Gram. a sentence consisting of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses (Ex.: He eats fish when he goes to a restaurant) … English World dictionary
Complex sentence — A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Examples I ate the meal that you cooked. (I ate the meal is an independent clause and that you cooked is a relative clause.) I enjoyed the apple pie… … Wikipedia
complex sentence — sentence which contains both an independent and a dependent clause … English contemporary dictionary
complex sentence — noun a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause • Hypernyms: ↑sentence • Hyponyms: ↑loose sentence, ↑periodic sentence • Part Meronyms: ↑main clause, ↑independent clause, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
complex sentence — noun a sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, joined by a sub ordinating conjunction such as however … Wiktionary
complex sentence — noun a sentence containing a subordinate clause or clauses … English new terms dictionary
complex sentence — com′plex sen′tence n. gram. a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause, as When the bell rings (dependent clause), walk out (main clause) • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
complex sentence — /kɒmplɛks ˈsɛntəns/ (say kompleks sentuhns) noun a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause. For example: When the clock strikes (dependent clause), it will be three o clock (main clause) …
sentence — 1. Many users of this book will have been taught that a sentence is a group of words that makes complete sense, contains a main verb, and when written begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (or a question mark if it is a question… … Modern English usage
compound-complex sentence — /kom pownd kom pleks/ a sentence having two or more coordinate independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses, as The lightning flashed (independent clause) and the rain fell (independent clause) as he entered the house (dependent clause) … Universalium
