Select the two compound-complex sentences.I went on holiday to France when I was younger.Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately and I haven't found anyone to go with.Damien and his friends went to the cinema but they didn't buy any popcorn.Because I couldn't find my ticket, I nearly missed the train.We decided to go to the cinema, but our friend, who doesn't like scary films, didn't want to go.The parrot liked to talk.
Question
Select the two compound-complex sentences.I went on holiday to France when I was younger.Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately and I haven't found anyone to go with.Damien and his friends went to the cinema but they didn't buy any popcorn.Because I couldn't find my ticket, I nearly missed the train.We decided to go to the cinema, but our friend, who doesn't like scary films, didn't want to go.The parrot liked to talk.
Solution
The two compound-complex sentences in the given text are:
- "Although I like to go camping, I haven't had the time to go lately and I haven't found anyone to go with."
- "We decided to go to the cinema, but our friend, who doesn't like scary films, didn't want to go."
These sentences are compound-complex because they have more than one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
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