20 Contoh Kalimat Complex Sentence dan Artinya

Apa Itu Complex Sentence?

Complex sentence adalah jenis kalimat yang terdiri dari satu independent clause (klausa bebas/independen) dan satu atau lebih dependent clause (klausa terikat/dependen).

Contoh complex sentence:
“She went to the store, because she needed milk.” (Dia pergi ke toko, karena dia membutuhkan susu).

Dari contoh kalimat diatas, kita bisa bagi menjadi dua klausa:

• Klausa bebas/independen adalah bagian kalimat yang dapat berdiri sendiri sebagai kalimat lengkap, karena memiliki subjek dan predikat yang utuh.
  Contoh klausa bebas: “She went to the store” (Dia pergi ke toko).
• Klausa terikat/dependen adalah bagian kalimat yang tidak dapat berdiri sendiri sehingga memerlukan klausa bebas/independen untuk memberikan makna yang lengkap.
  Contoh klausa terikat: “because she needed milk” (karena dia membutuhkan susu).

Complex sentence sering digunakan untuk memberikan informasi lebih lanjut untuk menjelaskan hubungan antara ide-ide dalam kalimat.

Contoh Complex Sentence

• I will call you when I arrive. (Aku akan meneleponmu ketika aku tiba.)
  dependent clause: “When I arrive”
  independent clause: “I will call you”
• The book that you gave me is interesting. (Buku yang kamu berikan padaku menarik.)
  dependent clause: “That you gave me”
  independent clause: “The book is interesting”
• Because she studied diligently, she earned a scholarship. (Karena dia belajar dengan rajin, dia mendapatkan beasiswa.)
  dependent clause: “Because she studied diligently“
  independent clause: “She earned a scholarship“
• Because it was raining, we stayed indoors. (Karena hujan, kami tetap di dalam rumah.)
  dependent clause: “Because it was raining”
  independent clause: “We stayed indoors”
• When she finished her homework, she went out to play. (Setelah  menyelesaikan PR-nya, dia pergi bermain.)
  dependent clause: “When she finished her homework”
  independent clause: “She went out to play”
• Since he moved to the city, he has made many new friends. (Sejak dia pindah ke kota, dia telah membuat banyak teman baru.)
  dependent clause: “Since he moved to the city”
  independent clause: “He has made many new friends”
• If you study hard, you will pass the exam. (Jika kamu belajar dengan giat, kamu akan lulus ujian.)
  dependent clause: “If you study hard”
  independent clause: “You will pass the exam”
• Although the movie was long, it was very interesting. (Meskipun filmnya panjang, film itu sangat menarik.)
  dependent clause: “Although the movie was long”
  independent clause: “It was very interesting”
• After I eat dinner, I usually watch television. (Setelah saya makan malam, saya biasanya menonton televisi.)
  dependent clause: “After I eat dinner”
  independent clause: “I usually watch television”
• While I was cooking, my friend called me. (Saat saya sedang memasak, teman saya menelepon.)
  dependent clause: “While I was cooking”
  independent clause: “My friend called me”
• Because she loves music, she practices the piano every day. (Karena dia mencintai musik, dia berlatih piano setiap hari.)
  dependent clause: “Because she loves music”
  independent clause: “She practices the piano every day”
• Whenever I see my grandparents, I feel happy. (Setiap kali saya bertemu kakek-nenek saya, saya merasa bahagia.)
  dependent clause: “Whenever I see my grandparents”
  independent clause: “I feel happy”
• Even though I was nervous, I delivered my speech confidently. ( Meskipun saya gugup, saya menyampaikan pidato saya dengan percaya diri.)
  dependent clause: “Even though I was nervous”
  independent clause: “I delivered my speech confidently”
• Although she was tired, she finished her homework. (Meskipun dia lelah, dia menyelesaikan PR-nya.)
  dependent clause: “Although she was tired”
  independent clause: “She finished her homework”
• As soon as the sun rises, I like to go for a walk. (Segera setelah matahari terbit, saya akan pergi berjalan-jalan.)
  dependent clause: “As soon as the sun rises“
  independent clause: “I like to go for a walk“
• When I arrived at the station, the train had already left. (Saat aku tiba di stasiun, kereta sudah berangkat.)
  dependent clause: “When I arrived at the station”
  independent clause: “The train had already left”
• Since he moved to the city, he has made many new friends. (Sejak dia pindah ke kota, dia telah membuat banyak teman baru.)
  dependent clause: “Since he moved to the city”
  independent clause: “He has made many new friends”
• After she finished her meal, she went for a walk. (Setelah dia selesai makan, dia pergi berjalan-jalan.)
  dependent clause: “After she finished her meal”
  independent clause: “She went for a walk”
• Because he was late, he missed the bus. (Karena dia terlambat, dia ketinggalan bus.)
  dependent clause: “Because he was late”
  independent clause: “He missed the bus”
• Unless you apologize, I will not forgive you. (Kecuali kamu minta maaf, aku tidak akan memaafkanmu.)
  dependent clause: “Unless you apologize”
  independent clause: “I will not forgive you”
• While I was reading, the phone rang. (Ketika aku sedang membaca, telepon berdering.)
  dependent clause: “While I was reading”
  independent clause: “The phone rang”
• Even though it was expensive, she bought the dress. (Meskipun mahal, dia membeli gaun itu.)
  dependent clause: “Even though it was expensive”
  independent clause: “She bought the dress”