Question

Compound-Complex?
What is the structure of the sentence?

The dog wagged its tail and barked when I opened the door.



A. compound-complex
B. compound
C. complex
D. simple

Answer 1

help

Answer 2

I think it's C.

Answer 3

This may help:
Simple sentence: contains 1 independent clause
Compound sentence: contains 2 or more independent clauses
Complex sentence: contains 1 independent and 1 or more dependent clauses
Compound-complex sentence: 2 or more independent and 1 or more dependent clauses

I think you're right :)

Answer 4

"The dog wagged it's tail" is independent.
"Barked when I opened the door" is dependent.

Answer 5

"and barked when I opened the door" is dependent, so in that case it WOULD be C. But "I opened the door" is independent, so that would make it compound-complex. How do you know which one to use? @LovelyAnna

Answer 6

Aha... I see where your at, but split up sentence should have a subject and verb.
"and barked when" isn't complete. Dependent clauses aren't complete but still contain a subject and verb, right?

Answer 7

Hmmm. I don't know. If it contained a subject and a verb, I thought it would be independent. "The dog barked." "The girl sings." "He drinks." Those all have subjects and verbs but are independent, correct? So I assumed "and barked" was dependent, because the sentence could stop there: "The dog wagged its tail and barked." but it continues with a following independent clause: "I opened the door." So I thought it was 2 independent and 1 dependent. This is so confusing x)

Answer 8

Lol, ikr? It's a bit tricky, but we'll figure it out.
"The dog wagged it's tail and barked" would be independent, but if I remember correctly, that's not how I studied this stuff.
A sentence had to be broken up into smaller sentences, so "The dog wagged it's tail and barked" wouldn't really work together even though it makes sense.

Answer 9

First, cross out the ones we think are wrong.
So B and D aren't correct

Answer 10

Yes, it's definitely A or C. Sorry we are taking so long @CrazyCountryGirl hahaha

Answer 11

@CrazyCountryGirl help us XD You've taken this stuff in school, haven't you? :P

Answer 12

@foreverjennnicole do you think "and barked when I opened the door." is dependent? I mean the sentence could be broken into two sentences cause there is "and" between them.

Answer 13

I think it would be. I'm thinking you're right. I looked up example sentences of each to try to understand better:

Compound-complex sentences: "Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately, and I haven't found anyone to go with."
"We decided that the movie was too violent, but our children, who like to watch scary movies, thought that we were wrong."

Complex sentences: "The woman who called my mom sells cosmetics."
"The book that Jonathan read is on the shelf."
"The house which Abraham Lincoln was born in is still standing."

From that, I think complex does fit it better. I still don't completely understand but I will agree with you x) So @CrazyCountryGirl, go with C and let us know if it was right!

Answer 14

Lol, I still hope I'm right :P That was some problem! xD
Good luck @CrazyCountryGirl