Compound and Compound-Complex Sentences

Complex Sentences

A complex sentence has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Examples The subordinate clause is BOLD The main clause is underlined If you study the development of music, you will learn that

music has been heavily influenced by society. When you listen to a song, you should think about the

culture that influenced it.

Compound-Complex Sentences

A compound-complex has two or more main clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

Examples The subordinate clause is BOLD The main clause is underlined

Billie Holiday, who lived from 1915 to 1959, grew up in a poor family, and she became a famous jazz singer.