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. Her brother said they would be boring, but he absolutely loved them. Her brother said they would be boring, but he absolutely loved 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. 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.
Among the options provided, the sentence: "The family made sure they packed warm clothes before their trip up north." is a complex sentence. It has the independent clause "The family made sure they packed warm clothes" and the dependent clause "before their trip up north."
The other sentences are compound sentences, as they join two independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
