What is a complex sentence?
Complex sentence practice

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A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
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What is a dependent clause?
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A dependent clause is a group of words that has both a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought.
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What is an independent clause?
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An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
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How do you punctuate a complex sentence that starts with a dependent clause?
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You place a comma after the dependent clause before the independent clause.
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Is the following sentence correct? 'Unless it's Sunday, Jamal loves chicken.'
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Yes, this is a correct complex sentence.
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Is the following sentence correct? 'Jamal loves chicken, unless it's Sunday.'
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No, this is incorrect because the dependent clause should come first.
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What punctuation is used to separate clauses in a complex sentence?
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A comma is used to separate the dependent clause from the independent clause when the dependent clause comes first.
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