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izulia
China

Help with grammar
 
Hi,
Sorry but I need your help again.
 
What kind of sentence is this?
 
On weekend I just relax because I �m very tired.
 
Am I right to think that it is a complex sentence with a subordinate clause linked by the conjunction �because �?
 
Thank you

8 Jul 2012      





Apodo
Australia

Yes it is a complex sentence, the two ideas are linked by subordination using because:
On the weekend I just relax  is the main clause; because I �m very tired is a subordinate clause giving a reason for the action of relaxing.
 
Compare it with: On the weekend I just relax and read a book.  This is a compound sentence. Here there are two clauses joined by and. They are equal. One does not depend on the other.

8 Jul 2012