What is a complex sentence * Your answer?
A complex sentence is a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. It works best when you need to provide more information to explain or modify your sentence’s main point.
What are complex sentences 5 examples?
Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave. Although he was wealthy, he was still unhappy. She returned the computer after she noticed it was damaged. Whenever prices goes up, customers buy less products.
How do you turn a simple sentence into a complex sentence?
A simple sentence can be converted into a complex sentence by expanding a word or phrase into a subordinate clause, which can be a noun clause, an adjective clause or an adverb clause. Simple: He liked my suggestion. Complex: He liked what I suggested. Simple: There I saw a beautiful girl.
How do you use compound and simple in a sentence?
A. Simple: Climbing up the tree, he plucked some mangoes. Compound: He climbed up the tree and plucked some mangoes. B. Simple: Being ill, he didn’t attend the party. Compound: He was ill and didn’t attend the party. C. Simple: Besides being pretty, she is clever. Compound: She is not only pretty but also clever.
What is an example of a simple sentence?
(Simple sentence) He confessed that he was guilty. OR He confessed that he had committed a crime. (Complex sentence – here we expanded the noun ‘his crime’ into the noun clause ‘that he was guilty’ or ‘that he had committed a crime’) He bought his uncle’s factory. (Simple sentence) He bought the factory that belonged to his uncle.
What is the sentence of his uncle’s factory?
(Here we expanded the noun phrase ‘his uncle’s factory’ into the adjective clause ‘that belonged to his uncle’.) He worked hard to pass the test. (Simple sentence) He worked hard that he might pass the test. (Complex sentence) Only Hindus can enter this temple.