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Compound Complex Sentences

Compound-complex sentences are a combination of

a compound sentence and a complex sentence.

Therefore, these sentences have at least 3 clauses:

two independent clauses and at least one

dependent clause. Of all the sentence types, this one

can be very long and complicated to read and

understand. We don’t use compound-complex

sentences much in speaking. Instead, we use them

more in very formal or academic writing.

Here is an example of a compound-complex

sentence.

After the Broncos lost the Super Bowl, they

cleaned out their lockers, and they boarded the

plane for home. After the broncos lost the Super

Bowl is the dependent clause. The first

independent clause is they cleaned out their

lockers. The second is they boarded the plane for

home.

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