Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence? a. the chef prepared a wonderful dinner that everyone at the restaurant enjoyed. b. although college was expensive, leonard was determined to get in, so he studied harder than ever. c. ms. spelling wants to go to the store, but it’s raining outside, and she doesn’t have an umbrella. d. the young dancer was so talented that hundreds of ballet schools invited her to teach. e. although it was too late for breakfast, annie made an omelet. but she burned it and had to order takeout food.

Your answer would be B.

Explanation:

Sentence  B is a compound-complex sentence. A compound-complex sentence is a compound sentence with a dependent clause.

Dependent clauses, as opposed to independent clauses, fail to stand on their own because they are not complete sentences, they do not represent a complete idea (see 1). (1) cannot stand on its own because it does not represent a complete thought, it depends on a main clause to complete its meaning.

Taking all into account, it can be said that "although college was expensive" is a dependent clause. "Leonard was determined (...) than ever" is the compound sentence linked by the coordinator so.

1) *Although college was expensive

2) Leonard was determined to get in

b

Explanation:

the speech this question is referring to is president kennedy's special message to the congress on urgent national needs, may 25, 1961

kennedy responds in a very direct and concrete way to those thinking that communism is a positive system:

"yet their aggression is more often concealed than open. they have fired no missiles; and their troops are seldom seen. they send arms, agitators, aid, technicians and propaganda to every troubled area. but where fighting is required, it is usually done by others--by guerrillas striking at night, by assassins striking alone--assassins who have taken the lives of four thousand civil officers in the last twelve months in vietnam alone--by subversives and saboteurs and insurrectionists, who in some cases control whole areas inside of independent nations." (kennedy)

president kennedy presents communism as cowardly, as a hidden and treacherous weapon that strikes from the shadows like thieves, he represents the system as not even being capable of showing and open and overt attack or confrontation. to finish up the response, he expresses that the system attacks even a country's idependence and freedom.