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Home Search  Glossary of Terms Common Errors FAQs Grammar Chat Download Grammar Checker Complex Sentence - Glossary of Terms Complex Sentence A complex sentence comprises one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause. Example:   The car swerved to miss Mrs Jackson, who had slipped off the pavement.                           independent clause                                   subordinate clause         (i.e., could stand alone)                          (i.e., could not stand alone)

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