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Complex Sentences:

A complex sentence is an independent clause joined by one or more dependent
clauses. A dependent clause either lacks a subject or a verb or has both a subject
and a verb that does not express a complete thought.
A complex sentence always has a subordinator (as, because, since, after, although,
when) or relative pronouns (who, that, which).

Examples:1.After eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory, Tim went to the gym to
exercise.
 The independent clause is „Tim went to the gym to exercise.” The
subordinating clause before it is dependent on the main, independent clause.
If one were to say “after eating lunch at The Cheesecake Factory,” it would be
an incomplete thought.

EX2: Opinionated women are given disadvantages in societies that privilege male
accomplishments.
 The subject is “opinionated women” and the verb is “are given.” The first part
of the sentence “opinionated women are given disadvantages in societies” is
an independent clause that expresses a complete thought. The following “that