Which of the following is the best way to combine the independent and dependent

clause to make it a complex sentence?

Dad shook his head no.

who worked in a circus many years ago.

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A. Dad shook his head no after he had worked in the circus many years ago.

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B. Dad shook his head no, and he had worked in the circus many years ago.

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C. Dad shook his head, he had worked in the circus many years ago, no

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D. Dad, who had worked in the circus many years ago, shook his head no.

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Brendon Briggs

English

7 December, 00:23

Which of the following is the best way to combine the independent and dependent

clause to make it a complex sentence?

Dad shook his head no.

who worked in a circus many years ago.

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A. Dad shook his head no after he had worked in the circus many years ago.

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B. Dad shook his head no, and he had worked in the circus many years ago.

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C. Dad shook his head, he had worked in the circus many years ago, no

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D. Dad, who had worked in the circus many years ago, shook his head no.

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Cora Osborn · Answer 1

The answer to your question would be sentence D.

Explanation:

The best way to combine the independent and dependent clause to make it a complex sentence is as shown in sentence D. A complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. An independent clause, as opposed to a dependent one, can stand alone as a sentence as it represents a complete thought (see 1). (1) is not an independent clause as it fails to stand alone as a complete sentence, it depends on the main (dependent) clause to complete its meaning (see 2).

1) * Who had worked in the circus many years ago

2) Dad shook his head no