Some sentences are complex. Such sentences have two clauses, one [or independent] and one [or dependent]. These are the patterns for a complex sentence: + Ø + main clause subordinate clause. + , + subordinate clause main clause. The essential ingredient in a complex sentence is the subordinate conjunction: after once until although provided that when as rather than whenever because since where before so that whereas even if than wherever even though that whether if though while in order that unless why
Some sentences are complex. Such sentences have two clauses, one [or independent] and one [or dependent]. These are the patterns for a complex sentence: main clause + Ø + subordinate clause. subordinate clause + , + main clause. The essential ingredient in a complex sentence is the subordinate conjunction: after although as because before even if even though if in order that once provided that rather than since so that than that though unless until when whenever where whereas wherever whether while why