Since the first Powerball draw on Friday 23 October, 2009 Powerball has handed out the biggest lottery jackpots in South African lottery history, beating the older Lotto and Lotto Plus lotteries.
(The independent clauses are in blue. This sentence contains no dependent clauses) Sometimes a compound sentence contains more than two independent clauses. Example: I love conjunctive adverbs; my students love each other, and we all love holidays. Sometimes longer linking words can be used. Example: I can name several conjunctive adverbs; consequently, my friends are impressed. Definition A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. Example: Because life is complex, we need complex sentences. (The independent clause is in blue.
All sentences are made of clauses, which are written expressions containing a subject and a verb. Independent clauses can stand on their own, but dependent clauses cannot. Sentences come in three main types: simple, compound, and complex. Simple sentences contain a single independent clause. Compound sentences also contain only independent clauses-two or more of them. Complex sentences have both an independent and one or more dependent clauses.