Complex Sentence

Complex Sentences – contains one main or independent clause and one + subordinate or dependent clauses

            When a dependent clause stands alone, it creates a fragment.

            A fragment is less than one main clause

            It is a major error that  an academic writer should avoid.

EX. Because leis made of flowers, leaves, or shells are usually associated with the Hawaiian Islands.

This type of fragment can be avoided by eliminating the subordinate connective

EX Because ;eis made of flower, leave, or shells are usuallu associated with the Hawaiian Islands, manu people are not aware of the universal connection between the lei and necklaces and crowns worn in other parts of the world.

CAUTION:

            Some subordinate connectives double function as prepostitions

Although they are both modifiers, it is easy to distinguish one from the other

A dependent clause always has a subordinate connective that is followed by a    complete subject and complete verb

EX Before the Hawaiian lei came into being, necklaces and crowns were worn as body adornments, tokens of love, and symbol of rank since prehistoric times.