Tuesday, 15 September 2015

Sentence Types 3 - Complex Sentence

Complex sentence





  • A complex sentence:
    • has two or more finite verbs.
    • is made up of one main/independent clause and two or more subordinate/ dependent clauses joined together by:
      • Subordinate conjunctions= because, if, since, that, until, unless, although, so that, even though, before, after, when, in order that, as far as, as long as, as if
      • Relative pronouns= who, that, which, whom, whose
      • Relative adverbs= therefore, whenever, why, when, where






  • For example:

    1. If you work hard, you will pass the exam.
    2. We did not know that he had won the race.
    3. They caught the man who stole the goat.
    4. Students whose marks are high will be selected for the course.
    5. When he went to KL, he bought a car which was imported from Japan.
    6. The reason why I have come is to support him.












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