Question
Which sentences are complex sentences? Check all that apply.
Some people travel to cities; other people travel to rural areas.
When you experience a new place, it enhances your understanding of other people.
After traveling to a national park, people feel a greater appreciation for nature.
You should travel somewhere you have never been because you can explore a new place.
You can even travel to a new area near your home, and some people call this a “staycation.”
Some people travel to cities; other people travel to rural areas.
When you experience a new place, it enhances your understanding of other people.
After traveling to a national park, people feel a greater appreciation for nature.
You should travel somewhere you have never been because you can explore a new place.
You can even travel to a new area near your home, and some people call this a “staycation.”
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GPT-5 mini
The complex sentences are: 2, 3, and 4.
Brief reasons:
- 2. "When you experience a new place, it enhances your understanding of other people." — has the dependent adverbial clause "When you experience a new place" + independent clause.
- 3. "After traveling to a national park, people feel a greater appreciation for nature." — begins with a subordinate/time clause phrase introduced by "After," modifying the main clause.
- 4. "You should travel somewhere you have never been because you can explore a new place." — contains a relative/dependent clause "you have never been" and an adverbial clause "because you can explore a new place" with a main clause.
Not complex:
- 1. Two independent clauses joined by a semicolon (compound).
- 5. Two independent clauses joined by "and" (compound).
Brief reasons:
- 2. "When you experience a new place, it enhances your understanding of other people." — has the dependent adverbial clause "When you experience a new place" + independent clause.
- 3. "After traveling to a national park, people feel a greater appreciation for nature." — begins with a subordinate/time clause phrase introduced by "After," modifying the main clause.
- 4. "You should travel somewhere you have never been because you can explore a new place." — contains a relative/dependent clause "you have never been" and an adverbial clause "because you can explore a new place" with a main clause.
Not complex:
- 1. Two independent clauses joined by a semicolon (compound).
- 5. Two independent clauses joined by "and" (compound).