Which is a complex sentence? a. the director advised her clients, but they did not always follow her guidance. b. we drove to the airport and picked up my cousins, who flew in from toronto. c. upon hearing the news, marianne cried tears of joy, and sean hugged his mother. d. the administration made drastic changes, but the employees ignored the new instructions.

Read this excerpt from holes. a patrol car pulled alongside him. a policeman asked him why he was running. then he took the shoes and made a call on his radio. shortly thereafter, stanley was arrested. it turned out the sneakers had been stolen from a display at the homeless shelter. that evening rich people were going to come to the shelter and pay a hundred dollars to eat the food that the poor people ate every day for free. clyde livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. his shoes would be auctioned, and it was expected that they would sell for over five thousand dollars. all the money would go to the homeless. why does sachar include this description of the shoes in the flashback? a.to show where the shoes came from b.to show how valuable the shoes were c.to reveal why stanley was arrested d.to give background on the homeless shelter

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the excerpt?

Give example of metaphors and similes