Question

Which of these options is a compound-complex sentence? Choose 1 answer: Because of the fruitful harvest, instead of eating a modest Thanksgiving dinner, we filled our plates to the brim; an abundance of food was had that year. Because of the fruitful harvest, instead of eating a modest Thanksgiving dinner, we filled our plates with an abundance of food that year.

Answer 1

Answer: Because of the fruitful harvest, instead of eating a modest Thanksgiving dinner, we filled our plates to the brim; an abundance of food was had that year.

Explanation:

Compound-complex sentences are typically complicated sentences. A compound-complex sentence usually has two or more independent clauses and also have at least one dependent clause.

From the options given, the option that is a compound-complex sentence is "Because of the fruitful harvest, instead of eating a modest Thanksgiving dinner, we filled our plates to the brim; an abundance of food was had that year".