What is the most complex sentence ever written?

Molly Bloom’s soliloquy in the James Joyce novel Ulysses (1922) contains a sentence of 3,687 words.

What is a long complex sentence?

Long complex sentences Complex sentences always have a main clause and at least one subordinating clause. The clauses are linked by subordinating conjunctions such as although, because, when, while and who. For longer complex sentences, you need to tell which is the main clause and which are the subordinating clauses.

What is a good simple sentence?

A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought. Examples of simple sentences include the following: Joe waited for the train. The train was late.

What is the longest sentence ever?

Another Oklahoma jury sentenced Charles Scott Robinson to 30,000 years behind bars in 1994 for raping a small child. The world’s longest non-life sentence, according to the “Guinness Book of Records”, was imposed on Thai pyramid scheme fraudster Chamoy Thipyaso, who was jailed for 141,078 years in 1989.

What’s the world’s longest sentence?

What is basic simple sentence?

A simple sentence is a sentence that consists of just one independent clause. A simple sentence has no dependent clauses. (An independent clause (unlike a dependent clause) can stand alone as a sentence.)

What is the difference between simple sentences and complex sentences?

Simple vs. complex sentences The difference between simple and complex sentences is easier to explain. Simple sentences are any sentence with only one independent clause. Any sentence with more than one clause—including complex sentences—cannot be simple sentences.

How long is a long sentence?

Here are 65 examples of long sentences ranging from the relatively brief 96 words to one of the longest sentences at 2,156 words. Almost all of the really long sentences are under 1,000 words. The six longest sentences (1,000+ words) are mostly a curiosity, just to see what is possible.

Can a simple sentence have more than one independent clause?

Simple sentences are any sentence with only one independent clause. Any sentence with more than one clause—including complex sentences—cannot be simple sentences. Interestingly, you can sometimes combine two simple sentences to create one complex sentence, as long as you add a subordinate conjunction.

Can you use too many simple sentences in a sentence?

You may use compound subjects and verbs to add length, but for the most part, using too many simple sentences makes your writing choppy. Compound sentences marry two independent clauses together with a conjunction. Kristina drank her morning coffee, and then she showered and dressed.