Question

When the clock chimed three, the school bell rang, and the children raced to the bus.

A. PRACTICE: Underline each independent clause once and each subordinate clause

twice. Label the sentence simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

1. The Northwest is damp and rainy, but the Southwest is dry.

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

There are two sentences in this question. Let's analyze them separately.

When the clock chimed three, the school bell rang, and the children raced to the bus.

Independent clauses: the school bell rang, and the children raced to the bus. ("and" is a coordinating conjunction)

Subordinate clause: When the clock chimed three ("when" is a subordinating conjunction)

Therefore, what we have here is a compound-complex sentence - formed by two independent clauses and a dependent/subordinate one, at least.

The Northwest is damp and rainy, but the Southwest is dry.

Independent clauses: The Northwest is damp and rainy, but the Southwest is dry. ("but" is a coordinating conjunction)

Subordinate clauses: none

Here, we have a compound sentence - formed by joining two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction - for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.