12. which of the following is a complex sentence

a. as i expected, she showed up late. b. eileen bought pants but not a new jacket. c. sue gave jim a new racket, and he left for the tennis courts. d. mark wanted blueberry pie and vanilla ice cream

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings