A complex sentence is a sentence consisting of an independent clause and a subordinating clause. Or, to put it more simply, complex sentences involve more than just a straightforward noun + verb. Complex sentences include extra phrases added to a base sentence, but which cannot stand alone as a sentence. For example:
Published 4:00 am, Thursday, January 9, 1997. 1997-01-09 04:00:00 PDT Yosemite National Park -- Yosemite Valley is slowly drying out after what park rangers are calling the worst flood here in recorded history, leaving behind hundreds of upturned tent-cabins and acres of wrecked camping sites.
Otisâ plane crashed into Squaw Bay of the lake. So enjoy this little slide show of, what else, Lake Monona. It is short, but impressive. The Otis Redding Memorial is on the roof garden of the Monona Terrace Convention Center that is on the shore of Lake Monona.