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com·plex sen·tence

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. complex sentencenoun

    a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause

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  1. complex sentencenoun

    a sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, joined by a sub-ordinating conjunction such as 'however'.

Wikipedia

  1. complex sentence

    In grammar, sentence and clause structure, commonly known as sentence composition, is the classification of sentences based on the number and kind of clauses in their syntactic structure. Such division is an element of traditional grammar.

ChatGPT

  1. complex sentence

    A complex sentence is a type of sentence structure that combines one independent clause with at least one dependent clause. The independent clause is a complete sentence that can stand on its own, while the dependent clause cannot express a complete thought and is not a complete sentence. These two clauses are linked by subordinating conjunctions such as although, since, if, when, and because.

Wikidata

  1. Complex sentence

    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.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of complex sentence in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of complex sentence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2


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  • oración complejaSpanish
  • phrase complexeFrench
  • 複文Japanese
  • 복문Korean
  • сло́жное предложе́ние, сложноподчинённое предложе́ниеRussian

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