complex sentence
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complex sentence
noun complex sentences
- A sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.
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A sentence that contains multiple clauses, whether independent (coordinated) or dependent (subordinated); compound or complex sentence.
Sentences are either simple or complex. […] A complex sentence consists of two or more members, as, “Alexander, when he had conquered the world, is said to have wept, because there were not other worlds to subdue.” […] When a member of a complex sentence is simple, it is called indifferently a membe
Similar: composite sentence
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noun sentence containing one independent clause and a dependent clause
| 한국어 | 복문 bongmun |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 複文 fukubun |
| 中文 | 複句 /复句 fùjù |
| Français | phrase complexe |
| Deutsch | Satzgefüge |
| Italiano | periodo |
| Русский | сло́жное предложе́ние slóžnoje predložénije |
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