Homework Help: grammar

Posted by HELP NOW on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 8:37am.

Indentify each sentence as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

Could you tell me if my answers are correct please?

1. In 1942, the United States Navy sank four Japanese aircraft carriers; moreover, the United States Army Air Force joined Britain in a bombing campaign. Compound.

2. Although Roosevelt’s health was failing, he ran for president a fourth time in 1944, and he won. Compound

3. Everything was going well for the country; however, President Roosevelt died suddenly on April 12, 1945. Compound.

4. World War II, which was the United States had played a big part in wining, finally ended in September 2, 1945; consequently, the United States emerged as a leading world power. Compound-complex.

grammar - Writeacher, Friday, November 28, 2008 at 9:09am
1. correct

2. incorrect; the clause beginning with "although" is a dependent clause.

3. correct

4. correct

Let me know what you think about #2.

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grammar - HELP NOW, Saturday, November 29, 2008 at 8:16am
I think that #2 is a compound-complex.

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