This document provides examples of compound-complex sentences that combine independent clauses with dependent clauses. The examples show how multiple simple sentences can be joined together with conjunctions like "and", "but", and "or" to form longer sentences with more than one idea.

1. Compound-Complex Sentence
Idris Rochmadi, M.Pd.

5. 1. I went to the store
2. my parents wanted me to pick up some milk
3. I didn't have enough money.

6. • When I went to the store, my parents wanted
me to pick up some milk, but I didn't have
enough money.

7. • The child is hungry
• He will never eat oatmeal
• He will always eat ice cream.

8. • If the child is hungry, he will never eat
oatmeal, but he will always eat ice cream.

9. • It is important to vote
• The time comes
• You won't get a say in new laws.

10. • It is important to vote when the time comes,
or you won't get a say in new laws.

12. • Lauda waited for the train
• Ahmad waited for the train
• The train was late
• I studied hard
• I got an A on a test
• I was so happy
• I went home
• I have studied math
• I have studied English