Homework Help: english

Posted by joe on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 6:47pm.

Write if the sentence is simple, compound,or complex.
1-I'd like to help you ;however,I am very busy today. complex

2-Do you know what Willie said.simple

3-I think that I've seen that movie before.simple

4-The person in the middle of the line is my brother Willie.simple

5-Cliff said he was hungry.simple

english - Writeacher, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 6:51pm
#4 is correct.
english - joe, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:09pm
1-compound
2-complex
3-complex
5-compound
english - Writeacher, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:10pm
Now only #5 is incorrect.
english - joe, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:15pm
5-complex
english - Writeacher, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 7:26pm
Yes, it's complex, since that's the only choice left! Do you know WHY it's complex?
english - joe, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 8:53pm
A complex sentence made from independent clause and dependent clause joined together
english - Writeacher, Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at 9:09pm
I know the definition. What matters is whether you can identify the dependent and the independent clauses in that sentence.

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