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GCSE English Language · key term
A sentence containing a main clause and at least one subordinate clause.
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Revise: Sentence forms and punctuation for effectA complex sentence includes a main clause and at least one subordinate clause. A sentence can also combine several main clauses with subordinate clauses.
Distinguish length from grammar: a simple sentence can be long, and a complex sentence can be short.
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Revise: Crafting vocabulary and sentencesA complex sentence can be brief: ‘When it stopped, I ran.’
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Revise: Crafting vocabulary and sentencesThe difference is therefore not simply ‘more adjectives’ or ‘more complex sentences’. It is whether choices work convincingly and remain controlled throughout.
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