Question

Which is a complex sentence? *

20 points
She shrieked at the sight of a broken window in her car.
For two years the Pustovas saved up enough money to go to Disney World.
Terry knew that his wife was making dinner, but he ate an entire pie anyway.
Once the company got onto the internet, the Dale and Thomas Popcorn Company quadrupled its business.

Answer 1

Once the company got onto the internet, the Dale and Thomas Popcorn Company quadrupled its business.

This is a complex sentence. It contains a dependent clause "Once the company got onto the internet" and an independent clause "the Dale and Thomas Popcorn Company quadrupled its business." Clauses contain a subject and a verb. Option B does not have two clauses because the first part "For two years" is a prepositional phrase. The first option is a simple sentence as well. The third option is a compound sentence because it has two independent clauses joined together with a comma and conjunction.