Compound sentences and which are complex sentences. because our cups were empty, i brewed another pitcher of coffee for the office. when it is storming, my dog likes to watch the rainfall through the window. my parents have never been to my soccer practices, yet they never miss a game. check the library tomorrow, and ask if the book is ready to check out. as sheila drove away, the dust from the driveway blinded us.

1. complex sentence (dependent clause, independent clause)

2. complex sentence (dependent clause, independent clause)

3. compound sentence (two independent clauses)

4. compound sentence (two independent clauses)

5. complex sentence (dependent clause, independent clause)

Remember that compound sentences have 2 or more independent clauses (complete thoughts) while complex sentences have at least 1 indepedent clause and 1 dependent (incomplete thought)

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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