Read this passage. Caitlyn couldn't get inside the store fast enough. "Slow down!" her mother exclaimed with a smile. Caitlyn ran through the door, heading straight for the back of the store. She knew right where to go. Her mother could barely keep up. This is the moment I've been waiting for, Caitlyn thought. She looked at the beautiful, shiny bike. She had the envelope of money she saved from her summer job squeezed in her palm. When her mom reached her, she said, "Is this it? Is this what you want to buy with your money?" "Absolutely!" replied Caitlyn. Which theme does this passage convey? A. Hard work pays off. B. Spend your money.
C. Youth is innocent.
D. Money does not buy happiness.

A. Hard work pays off

Explanation:

Because Caitlyn worked hard, she was able to use her own money in order to get something that she wanted.

the answer is c.going into the business right after high school

explanation:

sentences vary by structure as well as by function. there are compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

simple sentence

i like to read.

a simple sentence has one independent clause.

compound sentence

i like to read, and i also like to write.

a compound sentence includes more than one independent clause, connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet).

complex sentence

i prefer to read books that are bestsellers.

a complex sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (a dependent clause is one that cannot stand alone.) types of dependent clauses include relative clauses (i kicked the boy who pinched me), adverb clauses (i am going home now because i have a curfew), and noun clauses (i don't know what to do next).

compound-complex sentence

although i prefer to read current bestsellers, i do like to read old agatha christie mysteries, and i also like some 20th-century science fiction.

compound-complex sentences take a bunch of clauses (multiple independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses) and toss them together like a salad. although these sentences take practice to write in a grammatically correct fashion, they can hold a tremendous amount of meaning, and are common in academic writing.