Simple,compound,complex,or compound-complex.

1) we students were very proud of our prize winning principle

2) under the foundations of Many an Old Building in Rome,especially near the forum and colosseum,are even older foundations,some dating back to The late empire.

Question

Simple,compound,complex,or compound-complex.

1) we students were very proud of our prize winning principle

2) under the foundations of Many an Old Building in Rome,especially near the forum and colosseum,are even older foundations,some dating back to The late empire.

stacey · Answer

Compound is two simple sentences combined with a conjunction (and, or, for, yet , but, so). A complex sentence will have a subordinating clause, which starts with a subordinating conjunction (if, when, who, although, after, etc.) and has a verb.
If you mark out most of the prepositional phrases, it can help to see what you have.