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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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A while ago, a friend of mine, who is a policeman, had occasion to stop a car and speak to its driver.
Would you class this as a complex sentence with a relative clause?
Would you class this as a complex sentence with a relative clause?
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Hi, It's more properly called a compound-complex sentence. Such a sentence contains more than one main clause, and also one or more subordinate clauses, so I don't see why you couldn't add 'with a relative clause' if you want to. ie It's a compound-complex sentence with a relative clause.
- Hi, It's more properly called a compound-complex sentence.
- Such a sentence contains more than one main clause, and also one or more subordinate clauses, so I don't see why you couldn't add 'with a relative clause' if you want to.
- ie It's a compound-complex sentence with a relative clause.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
It's more properly called a compound-complex sentence.
Such a sentence contains more than one main clause, and also one or more subordinate clauses, so I don't see why you couldn't add 'with a relative clause' if you want to.
ie It's a compound-complex sentence with a relative clause.
Best wishes, Clive
It's more properly called a compound-complex sentence.
Such a sentence contains more than one main clause, and also one or more subordinate clauses, so I don't see why you couldn't add 'with a relative clause' if you want to.
ie It's a compound-complex sentence with a relative clause.
Best wishes, Clive
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