Question
After you rinse the dishes with hot water, make sure to let the dishes dry on the rack.
is this a complex sentence?
is this a complex sentence?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
No, that is not a complex sentence; it is a compound sentence. A complex sentence consists of an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. In your sentence, "After you rinse the dishes with hot water" is a dependent clause, while "make sure to let the dishes dry on the rack" is an independent clause. Together, they create a compound structure because they convey two actions without using a subordinating conjunction that would make the entire sentence dependent.
To clarify, the sentence could be considered complex if you focused on the dependent clause, but in terms of overall structure, it functions as a compound sentence.
To clarify, the sentence could be considered complex if you focused on the dependent clause, but in terms of overall structure, it functions as a compound sentence.