Which are examples of complex sentences? Check all that apply. I love all kinds of seafood, but shrimp is my favorite.
Before you eat the sandwich, please cut it in half.
Carl needs to find his cell phone, or he may borrow mine.
When we are ready to leave, we will send you a text message.
If she starts to get warm, Janna will turn on the air conditioner.

2) Before you eat the sandwich, please cut it in half.

4) When we are ready to leave, we will send you a text message.

5) If she starts to get warm, Janna will turn on the air conditioner.

Explanation:

A complex sentence is that sentence which has one or more independent clauses and is separated by a comma or conjunction.

Therefore, the examples of complex sentences from the given options are option 2, 4 and 5.

this quote could be referring to the death penalty. it's questioning the morality of sentencing murderers to death as a punishment, because it seems hypocritical. this quote seems to be arguing for non-lethal punishment for killers.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”