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(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.
3) A complex sentence contains an independent clause and a dependent clause. An example of a complex sentence is this: âI burned dinner but not the cake.â. 4) Compound-complex sentences contain two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. For example: âI burned dinner because I was watching The Walking Dead, but not the cake because I started paying attention to the oven timer when I smelled smoke.â.