Complex Sentences

* A complex sentence has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. * A complex sentence always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which

• "He was like a cock who thought the sun had risen to hear him crow."
  (George Eliot, Adam Bede)



• "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured, or far away."
  (Henry David Thoreau)
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• "Courage is rightly esteemed the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees all others."(Winston Churchill)

Other Examples Of Complex Sentences

• The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
• When he handed his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
• The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
• The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing.
• The expert who examined this scroll said that it was more than one thousand years old.
• My friend invited me to a party but I do not want to go.
• Writing evolved when picture symbols changed to letters.
• As he was industrious, he came out successful.
• Although my friend invited me to a party, I do not want to go.
• Because the soup was too cold, I warmed it in the microwave.
• Consumers buy fewer goods when prices rise.
• The woman who called my mom sells cosmetics.
• The book that Jonathan read is on the shelf.
• The town where I grew up is in the United States.
• Because it was expensive, we were not able to buy the necklace.
• The player, who ran the wrong way, misunderstood the signal.
• A boy who is diligent is sure to succeed in life.