Melissa rode up the steep hill; as she neared the top, she fell over backward.

Question

5 points
Simple
Compound
Complex
Compound-Complex

Answer 1

The sentence "Melissa rode up the steep hill; as she neared the top, she fell over backward." is a compound-complex sentence.

Here's the breakdown:

• It contains two independent clauses: "Melissa rode up the steep hill" and "she fell over backward."
• It also contains a dependent clause: "as she neared the top."

The presence of both independent and dependent clauses makes it compound-complex.