Question

question #2 which of the following sentences illustrates variety by starting with a participle? meeting at the dock, ben and deven fished on lake nottely until past midnight. in a couple of hours, ben and deven are going to meet and fish on lake nottely. question #3 sentences can be combined by joining two independent clauses to form a ______ sentence. complex compound

Explanation:

• For Question #2: A participle is a verb - form that functions as an adjective or a noun. In the sentence "Meeting at the dock, Ben and Deven fished on Lake Nottely until past midnight", "Meeting" is a present - participle starting the sentence. In the second sentence, "In a couple of hours" is a prepositional phrase.
• For Question #3: A compound sentence is formed by joining two independent clauses. A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.

Answer:

Question #2: Meeting at the dock, Ben and Deven fished on Lake Nottely until past midnight.
Question #3: Compound