Complex Sentences in English | Sentence Structure with Subordinating Conjunctions & Relative Pronoun

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Quick Links: 00:33 - What are Simple Sentences/Compound Sentences? 01:50 - What is a Complex Sentence? 03:42 - Complex Sentences with Subordinating Conjunctions 05:00 - Dependent Clauses and Commas 05:41 - Complex Sentences with Relative Pronouns 06:11 - QUIZ

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WOW! You just explained a confusion I’ve had all my life! If the dependent clause comes first, use a comma. Don’t use a comma if the dependent clause comes last! Brilliant!

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I think more exercises with long sentences and the same subject would be useful. I find it very tempting to start inserting unnecessary punctuation in a simple sentence. Give up the good work. Kevin

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Greetings from Egypt. I want to ask a question in spite of the bad weather, we enjoyed

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oour trip. Aer sentences like this simple or complex?

[@markojanjic3078]

This is a complex sentence "In spite of the bad weather" is a dependent clause whereas "we enjoyed our trip" is an independent clause.

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Please explain why "for" use in complex sentences?

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[@Dr.Reason]

Hmmm, you talk about predicates here, when I thought they were verbs. I have never figured out what a predicate is, but can’t find your instruction video on predicates.

[@SparkleEnglish]

I am not on my computer now to easily access my videos, but search my videos and look for my video on "Independent Clauses VS Dependent Clauses". I explain subjects and predicates in more detail in that video!

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The quiz was really hard; i got eight out of ten. (Compound sentence)

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[@sarathkumar3699]

The committee charged with the revision of the OTPF ultimately suggest that an array of several selected definitions of occupation offered by the scholars of the profession add to an understanding of this core concept. Can you please tell where is the subject , object, and verb of this sentence.

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[@mustaphasallak6803]

Please teacher, I have a question! "This is challenging for Mr Karim" here "challenging" is it present continuous or adjective, and why? Thank you

[@SparkleEnglish]

Good question! It is an adjective. There are some "-ed" adjectives and some "-ing adjectives". Example: bored / boring Challenging in your example is an adjective like "difficult". The exam is difficult = The exam is challenging. An example of challenging in the present continuous would be: "The knight is challenging the prince to a sword fight"

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10/10 Jennifer❤ But I have a question ( I am poor but I am happy) is a simple or compound sentence

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Compound

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[@Nitephall]

So a dependent clause is not enough for a complex sentence; it has to have a subordinating conjunction. I guess I was confused as to what words can be considered subordinating conjunctions. In the sentence, "I submitted my project before the deadline," would "before" be an adverb? I read "before" as a subordinating conjunction. Same with the word "during" in #8.

[@SparkleEnglish]

"Before" and "after" can both be used as conjunctions. "I submitted my project before the deadline" - In this sentence, before is actually a preposition. "During" is always a preposition. I'll be doing a more detailed video on subordinating conjunctions in the next few weeks. There are many of them! Also, remember that a dependent clause always contains a subject and a predicate. Therefore, "before the deadline" wouldn't be considered a dependent clause since there is no predicate.

[@Nitephall]

@@SparkleEnglish Thank you for explaining this. When I went back through the quiz just now I noticed what you pointed out: a dependent clause must contain a subject and a predicate. You could say that a dependent clause has an independent clause hidden within it. That's what confused me. Looking forward to the video on subordinate conjunctions.

[@khang_joe6478]

What kind of sentence if the sentence only has noun clause? EX: I need to know where he will go.

[@mujahidchanna8080]

Can We convert it into compound as She decided to go to bed early , and she was tired.

[@SparkleEnglish]

Yes, you could do that. It might sound more natural reversed: "She was tired, so she decided to go to bed early."

[@mujahidchanna8080]

@@SparkleEnglish like this too. She decided to go bed early, so she was tired. Being tired, she decided to go to bed early. Sample sentence. " Is this correct?"

[@SparkleEnglish]

@@mujahidchanna8080 "She decided to go bed early, so she was tired" is not correct. There must be a sequence of events. She was tired, so (= and because of this) she went to bed.

[@mujahidchanna8080]

@@SparkleEnglish thanks ma'am it's means sequence of events are also important when we write compound, Complex and sample sentences.

[@FranciskWallace]

I will need more practice.

[@evahart1861]

What is the difference between a Relative Pronoun and a Subordinating Conjunction? I will appreciate

[@christopherTYJ]

Eek! I got the first and last ones wrong! Looks like I need to repeat this lesson.

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I was trying to trick you, Christopher!

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Like seriously I Got 3/10 😅 Vry tough and difficult

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Keep practicing! :)

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9

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I got 6 score😂

[@JoyIsaac-x2w]

Hi! Madam, Great work. But let me bring some corrections in your definitions and examples to your kind notice. 'at least one independant clause and at least one dep. clause.' You should say, 'only one indepen. clause and at least one dep. clause.' A compound sent. is not only with two indepen. clauses. But 'at least two indepen. clauses' as well. It means it can be more than two... 'As soon as he saw her, he knew she was in love' This sentence has three clauses. One indepen. clause and two dep. clauses.

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[@seyiade1310]

I got 7,and got 1,3 and 8 wrong.

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I have 2 mistakes

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