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composite sentence

composite sentence noun: a sentence that contains multiple clauses, whether independent (coordinated) or dependent (subordinated); a compound or complex sentence.

Noun

composite sentence (plural composite sentences)

  1. A sentence that contains multiple clauses, whether independent (coordinated) or dependent (subordinated); a compound or complex sentence.
    • A composite sentence is the union of two or more sentences which from their contents, the way in which they are arranged or joined together, and the manner in whih they are uttered, form a whole. The relation between the different members of a composite sentence is that of: a) Co-ordination...1904, Hendrik Poutsma, A Grammar of Late Modern English, Part I: The Sentence, page 351
    • When, however, we come to composite sentences (that is, sentences consisting of two or more clauses), we have to deal with the notions of main clause, head clause, and subordinate clause.1971, Boris Aleksandrovich Ilyish, Строй современного английского языка, second edition, page 189

Examples of composite sentence in a sentence

  • A composite sentence is the union of two or more sentences which from their contents, the way in which they are arranged or joined together, and the manner in whih they are uttered, form a whole.1904, Hendrik Poutsma, A Grammar of Late Modern English, Part I: The Sentence, page 351
  • The composite sentence, in its two forms compound and complex, is relatively straightforward, though rather different from the simple sentence.1986, Ian Press, A Grammar of Modern Breton, second edition, page 204

Forms of composite sentence

pluralcomposite sentences

Questions about composite sentence

What does composite sentence mean?
Composite sentence means a sentence that contains multiple clauses, whether independent (coordinated) or dependent (subordinated); a compound or complex sentence.
How do you use composite sentence in a sentence?
A composite sentence is the union of two or more sentences which from their contents, the way in which they are arranged or joined together, and the manner in whih they are uttered, form a whole.
What part of speech is composite sentence?
Composite sentence is a noun.
What is the plural of composite sentence?
The plural of composite sentence is composite sentences.

Words near composite sentence in the dictionary

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