A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Which option is a complex sentence? (1 point)
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A. Cristina learned to swim when she was three, and now she is the captain of the high school swim team.
B. After swim team practice, Cristina's best friend drives her home.
C. Cristina has been a swim instructor for three years, so she has a lot of experience working with kids.
D. The lifeguard at the town pool is Christina.
B. After swim team practice, Cristina's best friend drives her home.
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To determine which option is a complex sentence, we need to identify if it contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
Option A, "Cristina learned to swim when she was three, and now she is the captain of the high school swim team," is a compound sentence as it contains two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction ("and").
Option B, "After swim team practice, Cristina's best friend drives her home," is a simple sentence as it only contains one independent clause.
Option C, "Cristina has been a swim instructor for three years, so she has a lot of experience working with kids," is a compound sentence as it contains two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction ("so").
Option D, "The lifeguard at the town pool is Cristina," is a simple sentence as it only contains one independent clause.
Based on the analysis, the correct answer is option C, as it is the only sentence that contains one independent clause ("Cristina has been a swim instructor for three years") and one dependent clause ("so she has a lot of experience working with kids").