Question

Read the paragraph.

There are two main kinds of winter storms involving snow. A large amount of falling snow is called a snowstorm. Then, there is the blizzard. A blizzard is a very violent storm. It features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.

What compound-complex sentence can be formed from the underlined section of the passage to add variety to the paragraph?

Snowstorms bring a lot of snow; blizzards are violent and they feature extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
One is a large amount of falling snow called a snowstorm, and the other is a violent storm with wind, cold, and low visibility called a blizzard.
The snowstorm is a large amount of falling snow, but the blizzard is much more violent; it features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
The first is the snowstorm, which brings large amounts of falling snow, and the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.

Answer 1

The first is the snowstorm, which brings large amounts of falling snow, and the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The first is the snowstorm, which brings large amounts of falling snow, and the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound-complex sentence is a sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Independent clauses are clauses that can stand alone as a sentence. Every sentence must contain a subject and predicate and express a complete thought. Independent clauses contain all of these elements, while dependent clauses don't, which is why they can't stand alone.

The last sentence is the only example of a compound-complex sentence. It consists of the following clauses:

• The first is the snowstorm... - independent clause
• ... which brings large amounts of falling snow... - dependent clause
• ... the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility. - independent clause

As we can see, this sentence consists of two independent clauses and one dependent clause, which makes it a compound-complex sentence.

This is why the fourth option is the correct one.