Learn the use of complex sentences from English conversation 【English Corner Series】

Author: Haochao
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Publish Date: 2001-01-01
Features: Complex sentences are more complicated than simple or compound sentences, making them harder to master. In English grammar books, the chapter on complex sentences is always repeated and explained over and over. Even if you memorize it, it remains just a set of rules without knowing how to apply them. Therefore, this book explains the usage of complex sentences through specific examples and situational dialogues, making it clear and straightforward. Complex sentences are frequently used in English conversations. For example, "What do you think I should do?" cannot be easily expressed in simple sentences in English, but must be used in a complex sentence. Here, "What should I do?" serves as the object of "think" because the entire sentence has a question tone. The main clause uses a question tone ("Do you think?"), while the subordinate clause is a special interrogative sentence, which must use a declarative tone. Therefore, the entire sentence is phrased as "What do you think I should do?" This book uses real-life situations as examples to explain all the uses of complex sentences one by one. Each unit not only teaches you how to correctly use complex sentences to express what you want to say through explanations and analyses, but also provides corresponding examples to further help you understand the usage of complex sentences, making you speak English more fluently.