This document provides examples of compound-complex sentences and defines their structure. A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. It gives several examples of compound-complex sentences that demonstrate how they combine multiple independent clauses connected with coordinating conjunctions and include one or more dependent clauses.

1. Compound-Complex
Sentence

2. Identify whether it is an
INDEPENDENT clause or DEPENDENT
clause.
_____1. whenever I feel alone
_____2. I am reading a novel
_____3.I go to museums.
_____4. after she had learned how to
drive
_____5. whenever I have no time.

3. _____6. Sheila felt more independent
in driving.
_____7. the rain had stopped
_____8.after a long hours
_____9. before you go
_____10. pick up the pieces of papers
under your chair

4. Compound-Complex Sentences
•It has two or more
independent clauses and
one or more dependent
clauses.

5. Dependent clause
Sam only reads magazines.
Jack reads comics
While Tom reads novels
independent clause
independent clause
,but
Coordinating
conj.

6. Compound-Complex Sentence
• The Twin Towers were destroyed by
terrorists, who thought they could tear
the US apart, but instead, this tragedy
brought the US people together.
• Although I like going to the movies, I
have been grounded , so my parent’s
won’t take me.

7. • Travis went football, while Ryan
went basketball after they all done
they went home and watch movie.
• Eventhough he prefers to eat with a
fork, he chooses to use chopsticks in
Chinese restaurants; but they
aren’t easy to use.

8. • I usually use a pick whenever I
play the guitar or I use my
fingers.
• Allan joined the contest and he
won a medal that was donated
by the visitor.

9. E-N-D