A few days ago
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english question?

one of the following sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause, which makes it a complex sentence. which is the complex sentence?

a. after the rain ended, the sky became blue.

b. jenny was the largest elephant in the circus.

c. i came home ; i saw an envelope in the mailbox.

d. i hesitated a moment , but her smile gave me courage.

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A few days ago
Henry

Favorite Answer

The answer is A.

Sentence A has a MAIN CLAUSE, i.e. “the sky became blue”, and a SUBORDINATE TIME ADVERBIAL CLAUSE, which is introduced by AFTER. That’s exactly the definition of a COMPLEX SENTENCE.

Sentence B is a simple sentence since there is only one VERB PHRASE in it.

Sentence C is composed of two independent clauses.

And sentence D is a COMPOUND SENTENCE, not a COMPLEX sentence since the clauses are joined together by a coordinating conjunction. That means both sentences could also stand alone independently. “I hesitated a moment.” “Her smile gave me courage.”

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A few days ago
Emissary
The conjunction in a sentence usually determines if it contains a dependent clause and an independent clause therefore since (d) is the only one that contains a conjunction (but) it is the correct answer. Angelkimia should check her own intelligence (spelling) before questioning others. Just thought I’d point this out. Hope I’ve been of assistance. Thanks for the 2 points. Oops! Error, I’d lost on “Are you smarter than a 5th grader” the fourth grade teacher has the correct answer!!
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A few days ago
Anonymous
a. after the rain ended is the dependent clause. the sky became blue is the independent clause because it could also be a freestanding sentence.
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6 years ago
anna
One of the following sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause, which makes it a complex sentence. Which is the complex sentence?
A. Jenny was the largest elephant in the circus.
B. I came home; I saw an envelope in the mailbox.
C. After the rain ended, the sky became blue.
D. I hesitated a moment, but her smile gave me courage.
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A few days ago
Dragon’sFire
c, is complex, d, has dependent, and independent clause.
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A few days ago
Texlady
a
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A few days ago
Anonymous
D.

that was a retareded question.

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A few days ago
Willy M
C!
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A few days ago
Rise, Lord Vader
c.
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