Classify the following sentence. running out of time, we arrived at the flower shop five minutes before closing. compound complex compound-complex simple

Complex.   It is not compound because there are not 2 subjects and 2 verbs.   A simple sentence consists of a single verb clause.

Complex sentence = verb clause + adverb clause

B) Complex.

Explanation: a complex sentence, is a sentence that contains an independent clause (a phrase that have complete meaning on its own) and at least a dependent clause (a phrase that doesn't have complete meaning on its own). The given sentence is complex because it has the independent clause "we arrived at the flower shop five minutes before closing" and the dependent clause "Running out of time."

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.