Label each sentence below as simple, complex, compound, or compound-complex. You will only use each term only ONCE.
1. The players were nervous because they had never beaten the opposing team.
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2. When the teams left the field for halftime, the home team was winning, but the opposing team trailed by only one goal.
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3. The home team had the fans’ support, and families cheered from the stands.
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4. The fans went wild over every steal and goal during the game.
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1. Compound
2. Complex
3. Compound
4. Simple
u can only use the word once so compound is used twice
1. Compound
2. Complex
3. Simple
4. Compound-complex
could u further explain
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1. Compound: This sentence is compound because it contains two independent clauses (The players were nervous and they had never beaten the opposing team) that are connected by the conjunction "because."
2. Complex: This sentence is complex because it contains one independent clause (The home team was winning) and one dependent clause (When the teams left the field for halftime, the opposing team trailed by only one goal) that are connected by the subordinating conjunction "when."
3. Simple: This sentence is simple because it contains only one independent clause (The home team had the fans' support) that stands alone as a complete thought.
4. Compound-complex: This sentence is compound-complex because it contains multiple independent and dependent clauses. The first part "The fans went wild over every steal and goal during the game" is an independent clause. The second part "but the home team players were focused on the game" is another independent clause connected by the conjunction "but." The conjunction "but" is joining two independent clauses, making it a compound sentence.