"The Knuckles Ached" is an independent clause because it can stand alone. (has a noun and verb)
According to Lucas, grievances are listed under three categories. First 12 deal with the abuse of power by King George III, between 13 and 22 deal with actions by the king and Parliament that violated the British
Constitution, and 23 to 27 deal with <span>charges against the king for making war on the colonists</span>
The structure of above sentence is complex.
Answer: Option A
<u>Explanation:</u>
When a sentence consists one independent clause and one or more subordinate clause is said to be a complex sentence. In the above sentence, ''Sheila stopped to help the puppy'' is the independent clause which can form a simple sentence by itself. ''Although it was raining and who had fallen into the deep hole'' are the dependent clauses that does not form a simple sentence by itself.
These two clauses connected by relative pronouns or adverbs are the examples of complex sentences. We can combine them together to get a complex sentence.
