The Compound-Complex Sentence
The Compound-Complex Sentence contains two or more main (independent clauses) and one or more dependent (subordinate) clauses. Example: Kapa, or barkcloth, is a type of fabric that was made by the early Hawaiians. The making of Polynesian barkcloth can be traced back to its earliest origins in Asia some 5,000 years ago. (2 mc + 1 dc = CC-CX)
mc #1: kapa (subject) is (verb)
dc .#1: that (subordinate, subject) was made (verb)
mc #2: making (subject) can be traced (verb)
m d m
m d.m.