{"id":22826,"date":"2023-11-09T09:50:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T14:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/?p=22826"},"modified":"2024-07-16T14:19:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T19:19:52","slug":"complex-sentences-50-examples","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/complex-sentences-50-examples\/","title":{"rendered":"Complex Sentences: 50 Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What is a complex sentence?<\/h3>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>complex sentence\u00a0<\/strong>contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.<\/p>\n<p>An\u00a0<strong>independent clause\u00a0<\/strong>contains a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>subject<\/strong> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>verb<\/strong><\/span>, and can stand alone as a complete sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Independent clause: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>I<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>love<\/strong> <\/span>going outside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>dependent clause <\/strong>also contains a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>subject<\/strong> <\/span>and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>verb<\/strong><\/span>, but it <strong>cannot stand alone<\/strong> as a complete sentence. Instead, it ADDS information to the sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dependent clause: when <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>the weather<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>is<\/strong> <\/span>warm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>One independent clause<\/strong><\/span> + <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>one dependent clause<\/strong><\/span> = a complex sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong>I love going outside<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>when the weather is warm.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-1.png\" alt=\"Complex sentences have an independent clause and a dependent clause\" width=\"551\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dependent clauses often start with\u00a0<strong>subordinating conjunctions,\u00a0<\/strong>for example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>as<\/li>\n<li>since<\/li>\n<li>although<\/li>\n<li>provided that<\/li>\n<li>because<\/li>\n<li>unless<\/li>\n<li>once<\/li>\n<li>while<\/li>\n<li>when<\/li>\n<li>where<\/li>\n<li>before<\/li>\n<li>after<\/li>\n<li>until<\/li>\n<li>whenever<\/li>\n<li>wherever<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Subordinating conjunctions often show a cause-and-effect relationship or a relationship of time\/place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cause and effect relationship: The baseball game was canceled <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">because it was raining.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Time relationship: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When I get home from work,<\/span> I always take off my shoes.<\/li>\n<li>Place relationship: Make sure to put on sunscreen <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">wherever your skin is exposed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grammarly.com\/blog\/subordinating-conjunctions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn more about subordinating conjunctions.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-complex-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent-768x517.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-complex-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download this lesson!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence<\/h3>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/compound-sentences-in-english-50-examples\/\">compound sentence<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>contains two\u00a0<em>independent\u00a0<\/em>clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, or, so, yet):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I&#8217;m happy,<\/span> but <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">my kids are always complaining.<br \/>\n<em>(<\/em><\/span><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m happy&#8221; can be a complete sentence. &#8220;My kids are always complaining&#8221; can also be a complete sentence. They are joined by the coordinating conjunction &#8220;but&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The blue jacket cost over $100<\/span>, and <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">he wears it every day<\/span>.<br \/>\n<em>(&#8220;The blue jacket cost over $100&#8221; is a complete sentence. &#8220;He wears it every day&#8221; is a complete sentence. They are joined by the coordinating conjunction &#8220;and&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A\u00a0<strong>complex sentence\u00a0<\/strong>contains one independent clause and one or more\u00a0<em>dependent clauses,\u00a0<\/em>joined by a subordinating conjunction or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/relative-clauses-exercises\/\">relative pronoun<\/a> (that, who, which):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">I&#8217;m happy<\/span> because we won the game.<br \/>\n<em>(&#8220;I&#8217;m happy&#8221; can be a complete sentence. &#8220;Because we won the game&#8221; cannot be a sentence by itself.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The blue jacket,<\/span> which I gave him for Christmas, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">cost over $100.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>(&#8220;The blue jacket cost over $100&#8221; is a complete sentence. &#8220;which I gave him for Christmas&#8221; is NOT a complete sentence. They are joined by the relative pronoun &#8220;which&#8221;)<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-23006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-2.png\" alt=\"Difference between a compound sentence and a complex sentence\" width=\"582\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/COMPLEX-SENTENCE-2-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Difference between a dependent clause and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/prepositional-phrases-examples-sentences-usage-tips\/\">prepositional phrase<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Words like before, after, since, and until can begin either a dependent clause or a prepositional phrase.<\/p>\n<p>The main difference is that a dependent clause has a subject and verb, but a prepositional phrase does not:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ll wait here<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">until you get back.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>(dependent clause: you = subject, get = verb)<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ll wait here<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">until 5:30.<\/span><br \/>\n<em>(prepositional phrase: no subject\/verb after &#8220;until&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>He&#8217;s never been the same<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">since he broke up with his girlfriend.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>(dependent clause: he = subject, broke up = verb)<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>He&#8217;s never been the same<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">since the car accident.<br \/>\n<\/span><em>(prepositional phrase: no subject\/verb after &#8220;since&#8221;)<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Complex Sentences: Simple Present Tense<\/h3>\n<p>The independent clause in <strong>bold<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">,<\/span> and the dependent clause is <u>underlined:<\/u><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Although he works long hours,<\/span> <strong>he always finds time to spend with his family.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She always wears jewelry <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">that matches her outfit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">While my brother enjoys spicy food, <\/span><strong>I prefer milder flavors.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Several crops grow here, <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though it rarely rains in this region.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Though he is talented,<\/span> <strong>he often underestimates his own abilities.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Although the company faces tough competition, <\/span><strong>it continues to thrive in the market.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I think you&#8217;d like this book,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">since you love historical fiction.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>He always studies a lot <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">before he takes a test.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>I sometimes walk to work, <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as long as the weather is good.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>My mother stays up late, <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">whereas my father goes to bed early.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Complex Sentences: Simple Past Tense<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">After she finished her studies,<\/span> <strong>she traveled around Europe for six months.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Although they were tired,<\/span> <strong>they stayed up late to finish their projec<\/strong>t.<\/li>\n<li><strong>He immediately called for help<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">when he saw the accident.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>My kids often misbehaved<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">whenever they had a babysitter.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Since he sold his car,<\/span> <strong>he had to take the bus to work.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She didn&#8217;t ride the roller coasters,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though she was old enough to do so.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When they arrived at the restaurant,<\/span> <strong>they realized it had already closed.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I stayed awake <\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">until my husband got home from work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Before he left his job,<\/span><strong> he wrote a number of training manuals.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She performed very well on stage,\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">though she was quite nervous.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Complex Sentences: Future Tenses in the Independent Clause<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">After I finish my degree,<\/span> <strong>I will pursue a career in environmental conservation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She will visit her grandparents next weekend,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">as she hasn&#8217;t seen them in months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Once the project is complete,<\/span> <strong>the company will launch its new product on the market.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">By the time I graduate,<\/span> <strong>I will have traveled to at least five different countries.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We&#8217;re going to clean the bathrooms<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">after we&#8217;re done cleaning the kitchen.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>They will be driving to Florida<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">since flights are too expensive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Electric cars will become more popular in a few years,<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though they&#8217;re not very common now.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m going to start preparing dinner<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">before I leave for work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Once the renovations are finished,<\/span> <strong>the house will be even more beautiful.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I won&#8217;t lend you any more money\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">until you pay me back.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Complex Sentences: Continuous Verb Tenses in the Independent Clause<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">While I was studying for my exam,<\/span> <strong>my friends were watching a movie.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>They will be traveling to Europe<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">while we are attending the conference.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">As the sun was setting<\/span>, <strong>the children were playing in the park.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I was cleaning the house all evening<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">after I saw how dirty it was.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;ll be waiting for you at the\u00a0<\/strong><b>caf\u00e9<\/b>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">until you finish your meeting.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Complex Sentence Examples: Mixed Verb Tenses<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">When I finish my work,<\/span> <strong>I will join you for dinner.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I had cleaned the whole house<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">before we left for vacation.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>He couldn&#8217;t go to the party<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">because he was feeling sick.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m not buying anything else this month<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">since I&#8217;ve already spent too much.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">As soon as they receive the necessary materials,<\/span><strong> they will start the project.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Once she finishes her degree,<\/span><strong> she plans to travel the world.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>I was exhausted<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">because I had been working all day.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Now that the rain has stopped,<\/span><strong> we can go outside.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He will buy a new car<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">once he saves enough money.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Since she doesn&#8217;t have any prior experience,<\/span><strong> she decided to take a training course.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Complex Sentence Examples: Conditionals<\/h3>\n<p>Some of the most common complex sentences are conditional sentences like the examples below. Again, the independent clause (result) is in\u00a0<strong>bold,\u00a0<\/strong>and the dependent clause (condition) is\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">underlined.<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If it rains tomorrow,<\/span> <strong>we will stay indoors and watch movies.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She won&#8217;t pass the exam<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">unless she studies a lot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If I won the lottery,<\/span> <strong>I would travel around the world.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He would have gone to the party<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if he hadn&#8217;t been so tired.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If I had known about the event,<\/span> <strong>I would have attended.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She will be late<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if she doesn&#8217;t catch the early bus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If the children finish their chores<\/span>, <strong>they can go to the park.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>We won&#8217;t eat a big dinner<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if we&#8217;re not very hungry.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">If you eat too much junk food,<\/span> <strong>you will gain weight.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>She could earn more money<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">if she had a better job.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/first-conditional\/\">first conditional<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/second-conditional\/\">second conditional.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>More examples of sentence structures:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/simple-sentences-in-english-50-examples\/\">Simple sentences: 50 examples<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/compound-sentences-in-english-50-examples\/\">Compound sentences: 50 examples<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/english-sentence-structure-4-types-of-english-sentences\/\">Simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-complex-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/complexsent-768x517.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"elementor-button large green rounded\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/free-pdf-complex-sentences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download this lesson!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alert\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Master the details of English grammar:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10865\" src=\"https:\/\/www.espressoenglish.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/aegc.png\" alt=\"aegc-transparent\" width=\"449\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center><a class=\"elementor-button rounded large blue\" href=\"https:\/\/espressoenglish.lpages.co\/advanced-english-grammar-course\/\"><strong>Learn more about this course<\/strong><\/a><\/center><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a complex sentence? A\u00a0complex sentence\u00a0contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. An\u00a0independent clause\u00a0contains a subject and verb, and can stand alone as a complete sentence: Independent clause: I love going outside. A\u00a0dependent clause also contains a subject and verb, but it cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. 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