1) Which is a compound-complex sentence? A) The dog began to bark at the visitor, and the cat ran under the chair. B) The teache

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1) Which is a compound-complex sentence? A) The dog began to bark at the visitor, and the cat ran under the chair. B) The teache

r had just started the math lesson when the fire alarm bell began to ring. C) After they cleaned their rooms, the boys planned to go swimming, but it started to rain. D) Both the boys and the girls were excited about going to the mountains and spending the night. Eliminate
2) I fell asleep while I was reading last night, and now I have a sore neck.
Which clause from the sentence above is a dependent clause?
A)
I fell asleep
B)
now I have a sore neck
Eliminate
C)
while I was reading last night
D)
There are no dependent clauses in this sentence.

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2 answers:

mihalych1998 [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-01T21:16:17+03:00

mihalych1998 [28]3 years ago

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After they cleaned their rooms, the boys planned to go swimming, but it started to rain.

AURORKA [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-01T19:05:45+03:00

1. The correct answer is C, After they cleaned their rooms, the boys planned to go swimming, but it started to rain. Because a compound-complex sentence contains two independent clauses and at least one dependent.
2.C is the correct answer, 'while I was reading last night' is the dependent clause.