COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE
COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE. A compound SENTENCE in which at least one of the main CLAUSES contains one or more subordinate clause. In the following sentence, the second main clause (after and) contains a subordinate since-clause: Road-building in those mountains is dangerous and, since work began in 1968, hundreds of labourers have been swept away by landslides. See SUBORDINATION.
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complex sentence , COMPLEX SENTENCE. A SENTENCE consisting of one main CLAUSE in which are embedded one or more subordinate clauses: I know where she lives, in which wh… Sentence , SENTENCE The largest structural unit normally treated in GRAMMAR. The sentence is notoriously difficult to define; numerous definitions have been off… Clause , CLAUSE
CLAUSE. In grammatical description, a SENTENCE or sentence-like construction included within another sentence, such as because I wanted to in… compound sentence , COMPOUND SENTENCE. A SENTENCE consisting of two or more main CLAUSES. The clauses may be linked by a coordinating conjunction: and in The power faile… Probation , A sentence whereby a convict is released from confinement but is still under court supervision; a testing or a trial period. Probation can be given i… EXCLAMATION , EXCLAMATION.
1. A cry; a sudden loud or emphatic utterance: Hey! Ouch!
2. A SENTENCE that conveys a strong emotion: Please leave me alone!
3. Also ex…
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