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Which of the following is a complex sentence?(1 point)
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Ellie had been to the mountains, but her brother had never seen them.
Ellie had been to the mountains, but her brother had never seen them.
Ellie wants to go back and eventually live in the mountains someday.
Ellie wants to go back and eventually live in the mountains someday.
Her brother said they would be boring, but he absolutely loved them.
Her brother said they would be boring, but he absolutely loved them.
The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.
3 of 53 of 5 Items
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Which of the following is a complex sentence?(1 point)
Responses
Ellie had been to the mountains, but her brother had never seen them.
Ellie had been to the mountains, but her brother had never seen them.
Ellie wants to go back and eventually live in the mountains someday.
Ellie wants to go back and eventually live in the mountains someday.
Her brother said they would be boring, but he absolutely loved them.
Her brother said they would be boring, but he absolutely loved them.
The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.
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A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
The correct response is:
**The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.**
This sentence has an independent clause ("The family made sure they packed warm clothes") and a dependent clause ("before their trip up north").
The other options are compound sentences, which have multiple independent clauses but no dependent clauses.
The correct response is:
**The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north.**
This sentence has an independent clause ("The family made sure they packed warm clothes") and a dependent clause ("before their trip up north").
The other options are compound sentences, which have multiple independent clauses but no dependent clauses.