Christians gathered to pray that God would intervene and heal the man who had been ill for many weeks
Which group of words should be added to make the group of words compound-complex?
lying in a hospital bed.
, with hope that he would get well.
; and God heard.
none of the above
lying in a hospital bed, with hope that he would get well, and God heard.
The correct group of words to add to make the group compound-complex would be: "lying in a hospital bed, with hope that he would get well, and God heard."
To make the group of words compound-complex, we need to add another independent clause. Let's examine the given options:
1) "lying in a hospital bed" is a dependent clause that cannot stand alone as a sentence.
2) ", with hope that he would get well" is also a dependent clause that cannot function as an independent sentence.
3) "; and God heard" is a compound sentence but lacks an additional clause to make it compound-complex.
4) "none of the above" is the correct option. We need to add a complete independent clause to make the group of words compound-complex.
Therefore, none of the given options can be added to make the group of words compound-complex.