Can you check the following?
1. I didn't know what time it was so I was very late to class
indep = I didn't know what time it was
indep = I was very late to class
Ans: compound
2. I'll help you if you help me.
indep = I'll help you
dep = if you help me
Ans: complex
3. I've brought my umbrella with me in case it rains.
indep = I've brought my umbrella
dep= in case it rains
Ans: complex
4. I don't know why he did that.
Ans: simple
5. My family came to Germany when I was in grade 5, but I never learned to speak German very well.
indep = My family came to Germany
indep = I never learned to speak German very well
dep = when I was in grade 5
Ans: compound complex
6. He told me that he is returning to London next summer
Ans: simple
7. Although it was cold and rain was getting heavier, we decided to go fishing as planned.
indep = we decided to go fishing as planned
dep = although it was cold and rain was getting heavier
Ans: complex
3. The independent clause is
I've brought my umbrella with me
4. This sentence has two clauses so it's not a simple sentence.
6. Also has two clauses.
The rest are right.
I don't understand why sentence #7 is correct. Shouldn't it be a compound -complex. " Although it was cold and the rain was getting heavier, we decided to go fishing as planned.
Dependent: Although it was cold.
Independent: the rain was getting heavier
indepdent: we decided to go fishing as planned.
4. I don't know why he did that.
indep = I don't know
dep = why he did that
Ans: complex?
6.He told me that he is returning to London next summer
indep = he told me
dep = that he is returning to London next summer
Ans: complex?
Right.
thanks Ms. Sue!
I will find you.
"Hello."
Hello Johnny
I will kill you
Dependent: Although it was cold.
Independent: the rain was getting heavier
indepdent: we decided to go fishing as planned.
To check the structures of the given sentences, we need to identify the independent clauses and dependent clauses in each sentence.
1. "I didn't know what time it was, so I was very late to class."
- Independent clause: "I was very late to class."
- Dependent clause: "I didn't know what time it was."
- Structure: Compound sentence.
2. "I'll help you if you help me."
- Independent clause: "I'll help you."
- Dependent clause: "if you help me."
- Structure: Complex sentence.
3. "I've brought my umbrella with me in case it rains."
- Independent clause: "I've brought my umbrella with me."
- Dependent clause: "in case it rains."
- Structure: Complex sentence.
4. "I don't know why he did that."
- Independent clause: "I don't know."
- Structure: Simple sentence.
5. "My family came to Germany when I was in grade 5, but I never learned to speak German very well."
- Independent clauses: "My family came to Germany" and "I never learned to speak German very well."
- Dependent clause: "when I was in grade 5."
- Structure: Compound-complex sentence.
6. "He told me that he is returning to London next summer."
- Independent clause: "He told me."
- Structure: Simple sentence.
7. "Although it was cold and rain was getting heavier, we decided to go fishing as planned."
- Independent clause: "We decided to go fishing as planned."
- Dependent clause: "Although it was cold and rain was getting heavier."
- Structure: Complex sentence.
Please note that the given analysis is based on identifying independent and dependent clauses to determine sentence structure.