Using Resources and Reference Materials for Editing

Question 13 • ELA 11B-CR

Which is a compound-complex sentence?

Answer

While they were walking on campus, Dwayne admired the buildings, and Michelle imagined attending classes in this beautiful place.

Daily exercise is beneficial to your health, therefore you must take several precautions to avoid injuries.

Our experienced tour guide, who grew up in the area, directed us toward some amazing local scenes.

The electronic merchandise was defective, as it had been severely damaged during shipment.

Explanation

A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. In A, “While they were walking on campus” is a dependent clause, and “Dwayne admired the buildings” and “Michelle imagined attending classes in this beautiful place” are two independent clauses joined by “and.” The other choices each have only one independent clause, so they are not compound-complex.

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