Match each sentence to the correct sentence type.
When you go to bed, turn out the
light
compound-complex sentence
Alter you leave, the cat cries, and the
dog barks
compound sentence
Lara has a cold, but it's almost gone
simple sentence
I can hear the wind chimes.
complex sentence

The correct answers are:

When you go to bed, turn out the  light. - complex sentence

Lara has a cold, but it's almost gone . - compound sentence

After you leave, the cat cries, and the  dog barks. - compound-complex sentence

I can hear the wind chimes. - simple sentence

Explanation:

The simple sentence is an independent clause that contains a subject and at least one predicate. It does not contain other dependant or subordinate clauses.

e.g. I can hear the wind chimes.

The complex sentence consists of one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

e.g. When you go to bed, turn out the  light.

The compound sentence consists of two independent clauses with related ideas, which are joined by a conjunction (for, but, and, yet, so, etc.).

e.g. Lara has a cold, but it's almost gone .

The compound-complex sentence represents a union between the compound and complex sentences. It consists of at least two independent clauses and one dependant clause.

e.g. After you leave, the cat cries, and the  dog barks.

ok what is this for my man

i’m writing a memoir and i’ve been given the great suggestion of placing a ‘sub-narrative’ within some of the chapters – sort of, what was going on with me in the grand scheme of things.

i was wondering how to format this so that it is very obvious we are stepping out the of story.

firstly is a change in font from serif to sans workable? i also use dashes for a scene change. was thinking of using a different scene-changer too.

here’s a (shortened) example:

university – or what’s known as ‘uni’ in australia – were some of the best days of my life. where else do you get to potter around in a great location, have very little responsibility, learn lots of things, do lots of things and walk out four years later with a bonus – a degree!

with my university years i had immersed myself into community of intelligent ambitious people. generally everyone had a confidence about themselves. they knew where they were going in life and weren’t threatened by others.

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next normal paragraph continues here…

(sorry couldn’t show the fonts in this comment field)

too much?