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Complex sentences

Complex sentences. 10.18.10. Why use complex sentences?. Help show different kinds of connections Make your writing sounds better. Make you a better writer. How are complex sentences different from compound sentences?. Complex sentences explain how things are connected

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Complex sentences

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  1. Complex sentences 10.18.10

  2. Why use complex sentences? • Help show different kinds of connections • Make your writing sounds better. • Make you a better writer

  3. How are complex sentences different from compound sentences? Complex sentences explain • how things are connected • or how one thing is related another

  4. Independent clauses and dependent clauses • Independent clause: a group of words that contains a subject and verb and expresses a complete thought. An independent clause is a sentence. • Dependent clause: a group of words that contains a subject and verb but does not express a complete thought. A dependent clause cannot be a sentence.

  5. Example • Because the Atlantis is equipped for research, it carries a submersible called Alvin. • Alvin is a white and orange sub that is used to explore underwater mountains.

  6. Subordinating conjunctions

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