Question
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
A.After the class, we all went to Alec's house.
B.Alec's brother John was home, but his sister Cynthia wasn't.
C. Alec suggested we all go to the neighborhood pool.
I'm thinking the answer is A, but I'm not too sure. Thanks for the help.
A.After the class, we all went to Alec's house.
B.Alec's brother John was home, but his sister Cynthia wasn't.
C. Alec suggested we all go to the neighborhood pool.
I'm thinking the answer is A, but I'm not too sure. Thanks for the help.
Answers
Writeacher
A is a simple sentence: 1 prepositional phrase + 1 independent clause
B is a compound sentence: 2 independent clauses joined correctly
C ... Do you see why? There's an "understood" word (a word not printed) that introduces the dependent clause. Do you know what it is?
B is a compound sentence: 2 independent clauses joined correctly
C ... Do you see why? There's an "understood" word (a word not printed) that introduces the dependent clause. Do you know what it is?
Anon
"that"?
Writeacher
Right.
The independent clause in C is "Alec suggested" and the dependent clause is "(that) we all go..."
The independent clause in C is "Alec suggested" and the dependent clause is "(that) we all go..."
Anon
Thanks :)
Writeacher
You're welcome!