There are several ways to make complex sentences: relative clauses, complements and conjunctions. (For conjunctions, see the Grammar Corner, conjunctions.)
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Complex sentences: summary
Articles
There are two main articles, the and a/an. How articles are used depends on whether the noun is a singular, plural, proper or a mass...
Relative clauses
Relative clauses provide more information about the noun or noun phrase that precedes them. This noun phrase is called the head noun. Relative clauses act...
Pronouns, possessives and contractions
Because pronouns do not follow the standard rules for forming possessives and contractions, telling the difference between a possessive pronoun and a pronoun contraction can...
Phrasal verbs
A phrasal verb is a phrase consisting of a verb followed by one or more prepositions which all together are treated as a single verb....
Object complements
An object complement is an entire noun phrase that acts as the object of the verb: “She said that she was sorry.” “…that he was...
Modals
Modal verbs are a kind of helping verb. They are used to say how we think or feel about an action. By using modals, we...
Impersonal You
Usually, the pronoun you refers to the person or group of people that the speaker is talking to. For example: “You must complete this project...
If and conditionals
IF is used to introduce a conditional clause. A conditional clause is a statement that won’t come true unless something else happens first: “If it...