Opportunity For Success: Sentence Structure

The given sentence is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "but." The two independent clauses are "The pirate captain lost her treasure map" and "she still found the buried treasure."

The given sentence is a compound-complex sentence because it contains two independent clauses connected by the coordinating conjunction "though" and a dependent clause introduced by the subordinating conjunction "and". The first independent clause is "Though Mitchell prefers watching romantic films" and the second independent clause is "he rented the latest spy thriller, and he enjoyed it very much". The dependent clause is "and he enjoyed it very much".

The given sentence is a complex sentence because it contains both an independent clause ("it lost") and a dependent clause ("Although Mexico has the better soccer team"). The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and relies on the independent clause to convey a complete thought.

The given sentence is a complex sentence because it consists of two clauses, an independent clause "Although Nancy was supposed to turn in her book report on Thursday" and a dependent clause "she did not take the book out of the library until Tuesday." The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and relies on the independent clause for meaning.

The given sentence is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and." Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, but they are connected to show a relationship between the actions of taking soil samples and drying them in the lab.

The given sentence is a simple sentence because it consists of only one independent clause. It expresses a complete thought and does not contain any dependent clauses or conjunctions to join multiple clauses.

The given sentence is a simple sentence because it consists of only one independent clause. The independent clause is "The teacher walked into the classroom, greeted the students, and took attendance." It expresses a complete thought and does not contain any dependent clauses.

The given sentence is a complex sentence because it contains two independent clauses joined by the subordinating conjunction "while." The independent clauses are "Juan played football" and "Juanita went shopping," and they are connected in a way that shows a cause-and-effect relationship between the two actions.

The given sentence is a compound-complex sentence because it contains two independent clauses ("Laura forgot her friend's birthday" and "she sent her a card when she finally remembered") joined by the coordinating conjunction "so." Additionally, it also includes a dependent clause ("when she finally remembered") that adds more information to the sentence.