Question

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

a. Check out the editorial page in today''s paper and you''ll notice the piece by Oscar Lewis.
b. I would like to visit the Kinshasa, but I understand the city is unsafe for foreigners.
c. As Jake was reading the letter from June yet again, the flight attendant coughed gently to get his attention.
d. I simply cannot make heads or tails of rap lyrics, but I suppose I''m just too old to understand them.

Answer 1

The answer is c. This is because a complex sentence is made up of one dependent clause and one independent clause. In this case, "As Jake was reading the letter from June yet again" is the dependent clause because it cannot stand alone. "The flight attendant coughed gently to get his attention" is the independent clause because it can stand alone as a sentence.
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