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So what is Complex Sentence?

🎀 Complex sentence is a combination of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. As we already know, independent clause is a clause that can stand alone as a sentence and dependent clause is a clause that cannot be a sentence or stand alone without something else to complete their meaning.

For example,
Maya left the party because her Mom called her.

As you can see there, we underlined the independent clause and let dependent clause without line. So, you can see which one is dependent and independent clause.

🖇 Note : in complex sentence, when the dependent clause comes first, separate the clause with a comma (,) but if the independent clause comes first, then do not separate them.

For example,
Because her Mom called her, Maya left the party.
Maya left the party because her Mom called her.

🎀 A dependent clause always begins with a subordinator. There are different kinds of subordinators.

Time subordinators begin a clause that tells when something happens (after, as, as soon as, before, since, until, when, whenever, while).
▶ He goes to the Market after he finishes his homework.
▶ Several overcrowded busses passed as we were waiting.
▶ He felt better as soon as she comes.
▶ Before you apply to college, you have to take the exam.
▶ It has been two weeks since I saw you.
▶ We can't leave the room until everyone has finished the test.
▶ When you start college, you sometimes have to take a placement test.
▶ Whenever I don't sleep well, I feel sleepy in the next day.
▶ She talks very fast while talking to her Mom.

Reason subordinators begin a clause that tells why something happens (because, since, as).
▶ Jimmy got injured at sports because he trains very hard.
▶ Since she works out daily, Julia is in great condition.
▶ As they want to complete the task, they read a lot.

Place subordinators begin a clause that tells where something happens or where something is located (where, wherever).
▶ I can't remember where I put my keys.
▶ A baby animal follows its Mom wherever she goes.