Read the sentence. Because the high winds are blowing, the fire may spread rapidly, and we have been ordered to evacuate. What type of sentence is this?

“Because the high winds are blowing” is a dependent clause, introduced by “because.” The sentence also has two independent clauses: “the fire may spread rapidly” and “we have been ordered to evacuate.” A sentence with at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause is a compound-complex sentence.

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