Complex-compound sentences are made up of a combination of complex and compound sentences. The compound part contains two main clauses, while the complex part contains one or more subordinate clauses.

The fox jumped over the dog whereas the cat ran around him. Compound-complex sentences combine a compound sentence and a complex sentence. These sentences contain two or more independent clauses and ...

A quaint but spacious mid-century compound is up for sale in Houston's historic Montrose neighborhood. The three-building complex includes a duplex, a separate mid-century building and a guest ...

The clauses in a compound sentence still make sense on their own and so we use coordinating conjunctions, such as 'and', 'but' and 'so' to link them together. Complex sentences include a ...