Question

Identify the complex sentence from the choices below:


A. "Feasts must be solemn and rare, or else they cease to feast. " (Aldous Huxley)


B. "Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time." (Gerald R. Ford)


C. "You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle." (Bill Clinton)


D. "Because he was so small, Stuart was often hard to find around the house." (E.B. White)

Answer 1

Answer:

C. "You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle." (Bill Clinton)

Explanation:

A complex sentence is one that contains a subordinate or dependent clause  that is joined by a coordinating conjunction.

From the answer above, the independent clause "You can put wings on a pig" is joined to the subordinate clause "you don't make it an eagle" by the coordinating conjunction "but"

Answer 2

Answer:

D "Because he was so small, Stuart was often hard to find around the house." (E.B. White)

Explanation: