Exercise 4 Unit 1 - Writing Effective Sentences Classify each of the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound- 1. During the late 1800s, H.J. Lewis drew political cartoons for The Free man, which was the first illustrated African American newspaper. 2. Through his cartoons, Lewis frequently criticized the U.S. government's racial policies; however, he also produced nonpolitical ink drawings, sketches, and chalk plates. 3. If you examine the following self-portrait of Lewis, you can see evidence of his artistic versatility, and you can get a sense of the atmosphere in which he worked. Lewis was born into slavery in Mississippi, and he was blinded in one eye and badly 4. burned when he was a toddler. 5. As a young man he worked at various menial jobs until a Little Rock newspaper artist taught him how to draw. 6. Lewis made sketches for archaeological studies in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Louisiana in 1882 and 1883. 7. Throughout his life, Lewis produced drawings for various publications. 8. Upon Lewis's death in 1891, The Freeman, the newspaper that had made him famous, praised his talent and mourned his loss. Exercise 5