Hey there!
I believe the answers you wrote are already correct, except for #3 because the verb, had. I think both might be correct in this situation. Keep up the great work!
Have a great day :)
Answer:
No author can predict the future, yet George Orwell's talent as a foreseer is extraordinary. From the early 1930s onwards, he was astute in picking out things about us that would endure and resurface many decades later.
Simile: The birthday party ended and the unhappy child was still screaming like a banshee.
Metaphor: The birthday party ended, but the child was still a banshee.
Answer: The <u>apostrophe</u> at the beginning and the <u>comma</u> at the end.
<span>A COMPLEX SENTENCE has one dependent clause (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun ) joined to an independent clause. 4. A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.</span>