AP English Language

The compound-complex sentence is: A."The boy ran fast, but he still missed the bus because he woke up late."

This sentence is compound-complex because it contains:

1.Two independent clauses: "The boy ran fast" and "he still missed the bus"

2.One dependent clause: "because he woke up late" (this explains why he missed the bus)

The other sentences are not compound-complex:

B."The boy ran fast and missed the bus."  

This is a compound sentence (two independent clauses j...