Question

Identify the choice that best describes the sentence.

5. More than 1,000 years passed before Copernicus proposed that the earth orbited the sun. (1 point)
a. simple*** b. compound c. complex d. compound-complex *** = my answer

Answer 1

It is a complex sentence because it has a subordinate clause which is "more than 1,000 years passed before". Then the subject is Copernicus and the predicate is the rest of the sentence. The answer is B.

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