complex sentence

English

complex sentence (plural complex sentences)

(grammar) a sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.

Examples
This not the droid that you are looking for. The dog came when she was called. He said that he would do it tomorrow.

sentence containing one independent clause and a dependent clause

Korean: 복문 (bongmun)
Russian: сло́жное предложе́ние n (slóžnoje predložénije), сложноподчинённое предложе́ние n (složnopodčinjónnoje predložénije)
Tagalog: hugnayang pangungusap, langkapang pangungusap (compound-complex sentence)
Thai: สังกรประโยค (sǎng-gà-rá-bprà-yòok), ประโยคความซ้อน (bprà-yòok-kwaam-sɔ́ɔn)

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