Complex Sentences 2

COMPLEX SENTENCES 1. Adjective clause introduced by an adverb We slowly entered the theater where Lincoln was shot. OPTIONAL METHOD: We slowly entered the theater where Lincoln was shot. 2. Adjective clause introduced by a relative pronoun acting as subject That woman who just left the room will probably be the next president. Another Example: People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Yet Another Example: I want to meet a man who I know will treat me right. 3. Adjective clause introduced by a relative pronoun as direct object. The bill, which the house narrowly passed, was defeated by the senate. Another Example: A man whom the grand jury indicted in December was arrested in Baltimore. 4. Adjective clause modifying a direct object Charlene gave Dilbert all the trouble that he could handle. 5. Adjective clause modifying the object of a preposition Dogsbreath gave a million bucks to the nurse who saved his life. 6. Adjective clause modifying the sentence subject The car that Georgina bought was more expensive than mine. 7. Adverb clause modifying the verb We will go to the restaurant when this movie is finished. OPTIONAL METHOD: It looks bad when you entirely miss the ball. (clause modifies "looks") 8. Adverb clause modifying an adjective Playing billiards is more fun when you are good at it. 9. Adverb clause modifying an adverb Josh walked quickly through the cemetery as if he were really frightened. 10. Noun clause acting as subject What Ramon knew about cooking could fill a whole library. OPTIONAL METHOD: How we will pay for this car is a mystery to me. 11. Noun clause acting as the the object of a preposition The couple had a huge argument about where they would live. 12. Noun clause acting as a predicate noun What really matters is what you know. Another example: Our biggest worry is that students won't read the signs. 13. Noun clause acting as the object of the sentence The New Yorker quickly rejected whatever Sarah submitted. Another example: We can only hope [that] it is not too late. (where the word "that" is omitted)

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Complex Sentences

In grammar, a complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. A complex sentence is often used to make clear which ideas are most important, and which ideas are subordinate.[1] Examples " I ate the meal that you cooked." In this example, "I ate the meal" is an independent clause, while "that you cooked" is a relative clause. The independent clause could stand alone as a simple sentence without the relative clause. "I enjoyed the apple pie that you bought for me." Here, "I enjoyed the apple pie" is an independent clause and "that you bought for me" is a relative clause. "I ate breakfast before I went to work." This has "I ate breakfast" as an independent clause, and "before I went to work" as a dependent clause. Examples of sentences that have more than one clause but are not complex sentences include the following: "I was scared, but I didn't run away." Both of these clauses are independent in this compound sentence but it is not a complex sentence. "The dog that you gave me barked at me, and it bit my hand." Here a compound-complex sentence has two independent clauses ("The dog barked at me" and "It bit my hand") and one dependent clause ["that you gave me"]. A complex sentence is made from an independent clause and a dependent clause joined together. Some examples: After I came home, I made dinner. (dependent clause: "After I came home") (indpendent clause: I made dinner) We visited the museum before it closed. (dependent clause: before it closed.) (independent clause: We visited the museum) Complex sentences are often formed by putting these words at the beginning of the dependent clause: as, as if, before, after, because, though, even though, while, when, whenever, if, during, as soon as, as long as, since, until, unless, where, and wherever. These words are called subordinating conjunctions. I jumped when he popped the balloon. I jumped is the main clause. It could stand alone as a sentence. When he popped the balloon cannot stand alone. It is the dependent clause. Notice that the clauses are connected with a dotted line.

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