One of the following sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause, which makes it
a complex sentence. Which is the complex sentence?
A. I came home; I saw an envelope in the mailbox.
B. I hesitated a moment, but her smile gave me courage.
C. After the rain ended, the sky became blue.
D. Jenny was the largest elephant in the circus.

Question

One of the following sentences contains an independent clause and a dependent clause, which makes it
a complex sentence. Which is the complex sentence?
A. I came home; I saw an envelope in the mailbox.
B. I hesitated a moment, but her smile gave me courage.
C. After the rain ended, the sky became blue.
D. Jenny was the largest elephant in the circus.

anonymous · Answer

i have one last one after this one LOL

billyjean · Answer

i know the answer

anonymous · Answer

can you plz help then LOL

anonymous · Answer

just explain how you got it plz

sydthekid913 · Answer

An independent clause can stand by itself and is separated from a dependent clause by a comma or a semi colon.

anonymous · Answer

Independent clauses can stand alone, dependent claushes cannot. Which sentence contains both of these?

billyjean · Answer

im kidding the answer is C

anonymous · Answer

sorry for the immature billy

anonymous · Answer

why is it c

anonymous · Answer

i dont know the difference between the two

billyjean · Answer

because my friend did the test and he said that was the right answer but it you don't think then go with what your gut feeling is

sydthekid913 · Answer

The correct answer is C because it has both a phrase that can and can't stand alone and they are separated by a comma

anonymous · Answer

thank you SydtheKid

anonymous · Answer

i have one more if yall dont mind

sydthekid913 · Answer

Of course not!! This post is getting really leggy on my phone though.  Do you think you could open another question?

sydthekid913 · Answer

*laggy