The difference between Complex sentence and Simple sentence

When used as nouns, complex sentence means a sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause, whereas simple sentence means a sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clause.


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  1. Complex sentence as a noun (grammar):

    a sentence that contains an independent clause as well as one or more dependent clauses, such as a relative clause, an adverbial clause, or a noun clause.

  1. Simple sentence as a noun (grammar):

    A sentence that contains one independent clause and no dependent clause.