Which of the following sentences have the compound-complex structure? After I worked in my garden all day, I was extremely exhausted, so I took a nice long nap. Dr. Nelson installed a fish tank because he enjoys fish, but his staff does not like the new tank. After Robert comes home from work each evening, he remembers to check his mailbox. Mr. Benson likes to read the textbook, study the workbook, and memorize the glossary. Jorge wanted to do well in school, so he quit his job because he needed more time to study. Sadly, Patricia's dog Arnold ran away from home last week, and he never returned.

the answers are:

1. dolores driscoll - b. first person minor

dolores is a minor character who happens to be driving the bus at the time of the accident. she narrates picking up each of the children and her last memory is the children being thrown around the bus.

2. billy ansel - a. first person major

billy loses his twins in the accident. he tells his own story, how he witnessed the accident and how he tried to the rescuers. he is a major character, as he is at the center of the story.

3. mitchell stephens - c. first person observer

mitchell enters the story after the accident. he is a lawyer who learns about the accident based on other characters observations. though he tells the story from a first person perspective, he is just an observer.

as for matcthing the message or lesson posted with the person who said them:

1."obviously, you can't control everything, but you are obliged to take care of the few things you can. i'm an optimist basically who acts like a pessimist. on principle. just in case." - dolores driscoll

2. "i could no longer believe even in life. . for me now the only reality was death." - billy ansel