Complex-compound sentence

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In syntax, a sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses is referred to as a complex-compound sentence. Sometimes also called a compound-complex sentence.

The dog lived in the backyard, but the cat, who thought she was superior, lived inside the house.

Independent clauses:

  • The dog lived in the backyard.
  • The cat lived inside the house.

Dependent clause:

  • who thought she was superior

Though the movie had been tested on the market, The Last Shadow did not fare well in the United States, but it did develop a huge following in Europe, which usually does not go for this movie genre.

Independent clauses:

  • The Last Shadow did not fare well in the United States.
  • It did develop a huge following in Europe.

Dependent clauses:

  • though the movie had been tested on the market
  • which usually does not go for this movie genre

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