Question

label each of the following sentences with the correct description. choose from the following: simple, compound, complex, compound-complex, fragment, or run-on.

1. edinburgh is the capital of scotland, but glasgow is its largest city.
2. call me as soon as you get home.
3. running every day of his life.
4. bhanu learned about the program from marcus, who had attended last year; grace had already enrolled, although she was now having second thoughts about her decision.
5. quietly sang a lullaby to her baby brother.
6. after john and i got to know each other we became very good friends, we went everywhere together.
7. when robert stood in front of the group wearing a top hat and an argyle sweater.
8. unless he stops playing games on his computer, glenn is going to get in trouble at work.
9. when the job offer comes and if enrique decides to take it, he will have to move to seattle.

Explanation:

Analyze clauses and conjunctions for sentences 1 to 3

1. "Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland" (independent clause) + "but" (coordinating conjunction) + "Glasgow is its largest city" (independent clause). Two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
2. "Call me" (independent clause, imperative) + "as soon as you get home" (dependent adverbial clause). One independent clause and one dependent clause.
3. "Running every day of his life." Lacks a subject and a finite verb.

Analyze clauses and conjunctions for sentences 4 to 6

1. "Bhanu learned about the program from Marcus" (independent) + "who had attended last year" (dependent relative) + semicolon + "Grace had already enrolled" (independent) + "although she was now having second thoughts about her decision" (dependent adverbial). At least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
2. "Quietly sang a lullaby to her baby brother." Lacks a subject.
3. "After John and I got to know each other we became very good friends" (independent clause with introductory dependent clause) + comma + "we went everywhere together" (independent clause). Two independent clauses joined only by a comma without a coordinating conjunction.

Analyze clauses and conjunctions for sentences 7 to 9

1. "When Robert stood in front of the group wearing a top hat and an argyle sweater." Starts with a subordinating conjunction "When" but lacks an independent clause.
2. "Unless he stops playing games on his computer" (dependent adverbial clause) + "Glenn is going to get in trouble at work" (independent clause). One independent clause and one dependent clause.
3. "When the job offer comes and if Enrique decides to take it" (two dependent adverbial clauses) + "he will have to move to Seattle" (independent clause). One independent clause and dependent clauses.

Answer:

No.	Answer
2	complex
3	fragment
4	compound-complex
5	fragment
6	run-on
7	fragment
8	complex
9	complex