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Pengertian Complex Sentence

Complex sentence adalah sentence type (tipe kalimat) yang terdiri dari satu independent
clause dan satu atau lebih dependent clause.

Dependent Clause, Independent Clause, dan Complex Sentence


Independent clause merupakan kelompok kata yang mengandung subject, verb, dan
biasanya komponen lain hingga membentuk suatu pikiran yang utuh. Dependent
clause juga mengandung subject dan verb namun belum mengungkapkan suatu pikiran
yang utuh.
Pada complex sentence, pikiran pada independent clause merupakan pikiran utama (lebih
penting) dan menjadi pondasinya; sedangkan pada dependent clause merupakan
tambahan. Dependent clause dapat dibedakan menjadi tiga, yaitu:

Macam dan Rumus Dependent Clausec

Macam Rumus dan Contoh Dependent Clause

adverbial subordinate conjunction (after, because, since, when, although, because, …) + S


clause +V +/- …

adjective relative pronoun (who, which, whose, whom, that, …) / relative adverb (why,
clause where, when) + S + V +/- …

noun clause question word, if/weather, that + S + V +/- …

Adverbial clause dapat berada di awal atau akhir complex sentence. Ketika berada

Contoh Kalimat Complex Sentence

No Contoh Kalimat Complex Sentence

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Because she had free time during last holiday, she rearranged her house.
(Karena dia punya waktu luang selama liburan lalu, dia menata ulang rumahnya.)

Keterangan:

 because she had free time during last holiday = adverbial clause
 she rearranged her house = independent clause

I’ll give you a call when I finish.


(Saya akan meneleponmu setelah saya selesai.)

Keterangan:

2  when I finish = adverbial clause


 I’ll give you a call = independent clause

I like the book that he just read.


(Saya suka buku yang baru dia baca.)

Keterangan:

3  that he just read = adjective clause (essential)


 I like the book = independent clause

Tom, which is very cute, is my cat.


(Tom, yang sangat manis, adalah kucing saya.)

Keterangan:

4  which is very cute = adjective clause (non-essential)


 Tom is my cat = independent clause

People who do exercise regularly have lower risk of depression. (Orang-orang yang berolahraga
secara teratur memiliki resiko depresi yang lebih rendah.)

Keterangan:

5  who do exercise regularly = adjective clause (essential)


 People have lower risk of depression = independent clause

Yulia, who does a lot of exercise, has a positive body image.


(Yulia, yang banyak berolahraga, mempunyai body image yang positif.)

Keterangan:

6  who does a lot of exercise = adjective clause (non-essential)


 Yulia has a positive body image = independent clause
I forgot where I put my key.
(Saya lupa di mana saya meletakkkan kunci saya.)

Keterangan:

7  where I put my key = noun clause


 noun clause menjadi direct object bagi verb “forget” pada independent clause

That today is my birthday is not right.


(Bahwa hari ini ulang tahun saya tidak benar.)

Keterangan:

8  that today is my birthday = noun clause


 noun clause menjadi subject bagi independent clause

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