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

Respuesta :

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent one.
Having this in mind, the complex sentence among these is B. As I expected, she show up late.
A and C are simple independent sentences. D is a compound sentence. 
The answer is B. As I expected, she showed up late.

Complex sentences contain at least one dependent clause and one independent clause, also known as a subordinate clause.