A complex sentence is a sentence with two or more dependent sentences and independent sentences mixed by subordinating conjunctions, such as "although," "after," "until," "while," or "when" – Simple English Wikipedia.

The hardest part of reading English is to be confusing with a complex sentence in which its clauses were reduced. If you are one of those, while you are reading English novels and newspapers, you might often rolling back and forth when you have been stuck by a complex sentence which you can't understand.

For example:

The auditors ordered the Czech government to return all the money paid to Agrofert from European regional development and social funds, according to a leaked report obtained by the Czech news organization Denik N and shared with The Times. – The New York Times

This complex sentence contains five times of clause reduction which makes it harder for English novice to understand. If we expand this sentence into a full complex sentence:

The auditors ordered the Czech government to return all the money which was paid to Agrofert from European regional development and social funds, which was according to a report that was leaked which was obtained by the Czech news organization Denik N and was shared with The Times.

If we expand it more into dependent and independent sentences:

1. The auditors ordered the Czech government to return all the money.
2. The money was paid to Agrofert from European regional development and social funds.
3. All the money was according to a report.
4. A report was leaked.
5. A report was obtained by the Czech news organization Denik N.
6. A report was shared with The Times.

That is the reason why a complex sentence or reduced clause in a complex sentence is hard to understand by English students and enthusiasts.

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