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.
When my mother and I went shopping, we had a lot of fun trying on ridiculous
outfits and laughing at ourselves.
A. Compound; the sentence contains a coordinating conjunction.
B. Complex; the sentence could be broken into two main clauses.
C. Complex; the sentence contains a subordinating conjunction.
D. Compound; the sentence contains at least one dependent clause.