Complex Sentences

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence and makes a complete thought and a dependent clause cannot stand alone, even though it has a subject and a verb.

Complex Sentences from Everyday Life

The independent clause in each of the following sentences is underlined:

Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.
Though he was very rich, he was still very unhappy.
She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged.
When the cost goes up, customers buy less clothing.
As she was bright and ambitious, she became manager in no time.
Wherever you go, you can always find beauty.
The movie, though very long, was still very enjoyable.
Evergreen trees are a symbol of fertility because they do not die in the winter.
The actor was happy he got a part in a movie, although the part was a small one.
The museum was very interesting, as I expected.
Because he is rich, people make allowance for his idiosyncrasies.
The professional, who had been thoroughly trained, was at a loss to explain.
When she was younger, she believed in fairy tales.
After the tornado hit the town, there was little left standing.
I have to save this coupon because I don’t have time to shop right now.
Let’s go back to the restaurant where we had our first date.
Although my cousin invited me, I chose not to go to the reunion.
As genes change over time, evolution progresses.
I really didn’t like the play although the acting was very good.
Everyone laughed when he got a cream pie smashed in his face.
After twenty years, he still had feelings for her.
Some people tell me that money can’t buy happiness.

Example from different KLAs

Because he loved Wallis Simpson, King Edward abdicated the throne.

While photography was invented in the 1800s, artists used photos to make expressive images from the 1920s onwards.

When Pythagoras was hungry, eating Pi was an uncomfortable proposition.

Picasso painted Guernica after the bombing of the town by the German air force.

A type of elementary particle, Photons travel at the speed of light.

The game of soccer resulted in many injuries, although none were life threatening.

The fabric needed to be dyed, although the colour was adequate for the project.

After studying poetry, he began to write prodigiously and became very successful.

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