Write C for each complex sentence and C-C for each compound-complex sentence. Circle the words that connect or introduce the clauses. 1When Lori got home, she checked her e-mail.

2.___She deleted the junk mail, which annoyed her, and then she read the messages from her friends.

3. ___Because she was hungry, she went to the kitchen to find a snack.

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.