Read the following sentence and decide if it is compound or complex. Then, choose the answer that correctly identifies the sentence classification and
gives one reason why you know this classification is correct.
My mother told us to clean the kitchen, but we forgot.
A. Compound; the sentence contains a coordinating conjunction.
B. Compound; the sentence contains at least one dependent clause.
C. Complex; the sentence contains a subordinating conjunction.
D. Complex; the sentence could be broken into two main clauses.