Exercise 22.13

EXERCISE 22.13

Classify each of the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. In addition, note any sentence that may be classified as interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory.

  1. The boat rocked and lurched over the rough surf as the passengers groaned in agony.

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    Exercise 22.13: The boat rocked and lurched over the rough surf as the passengers groaned in agony.
  2. Is this the coldest winter on record, or was last year even worse?

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    Exercise 22.13: Is this the coldest winter on record, or was last year even worse?
  3. After waiting for over an hour, I was examined by the doctor for only three minutes!

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    Exercise 22.13: After waiting for over an hour, I was examined by the doctor for only three minutes!
  4. Keeping in mind the terrain, the weather, and the length of the hike, decide what you need to take.

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    Exercise 22.13: Keeping in mind the terrain, the weather, and the length of the hike, decide what you need to take.
  5. The former prisoner, who was cleared by DNA evidence, has lost six years of his life, and he needs a job right away.

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    Exercise 22.13: The former prisoner, who was cleared by DNA evidence, has lost six years of his life, and he needs a job right away.