Question

Which of these are complex sentences? Check all that apply.

1. Carlos will get the paper; Meg will get the markers.
2. Sasha has been learning karate since she was eight years old.
3. When Audrey gets home, she will make dinner for Miranda.
4. It is getting late, but there is no school tomorrow.
5. wants to go to the mall even though he has no money to spend.

Answer 1

Complex sentences are identified by the presence of an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Sentences 2 and 3 are complex; sentence 2 has a dependent clause introduced by 'since', and sentence 3 starts with the dependent clause 'When Audrey gets home'.

Step-by-step explanation:

In identifying complex sentences from the provided options, we look for sentences that contain an independent clause and at least one dependent clause, which starts with a subordinator such as 'when', 'though', 'because', 'if', etc.

1. Carlos will get the paper; Meg will get the markers. (Not a complex sentence; this is a compound sentence joined by a semicolon.)
2. Sasha has been learning karate since she was eight years old. (This is a complex sentence because it has a dependent clause introduced by 'since'.)
3. When Audrey gets home, she will make dinner for Miranda. (This is a complex sentence because it has a dependent clause starting with 'when'.)
4. It is getting late, but there is no school tomorrow. (Not a complex sentence; this is a compound sentence joined by the coordinating conjunction 'but'.)
5. wants to go to the mall even though he has no money to spend. (This would be a complex sentence with the dependent clause starting with 'even though', but it is missing a complete independent clause.)

Answer 2

The answer is the 2nd 3rd and 5th