Persuade I believe....hope it helps
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The reason George has warned Lennie against speaking to Curley's wife is because Curley is jealous and cruel, so once again, Curley is the one ultimately responsible for the circumstances that bring about his wife's death.
"In spite of the harmful effect of kudzu" is dependent, so you are right about that. The other part of the sentence, "it still has several benefits" is an independent clause because it has a noun (it), a verb (has), and forms a complete thought. So, the sentence has one dependent clause and one independent clause, which makes it a COMPLEX sentence. Hope this helps!
This is a easy question it help readers understand from his point of view how slavery felt
