Question

which of these sentences from the story is a complex sentence? select one of four \the supreme court ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional in 1954, but virginia resisted.\
asa got its start back before the word computer referred to a machine, and it got its start before it was even called nasa.\ \they used tables, graphs, mechanical adding machines, and their minds.\
asa was a bit more progressive, but virginias policies could still be felt on campus.\ remaining attempts: 1 previous submit

Explanation:

A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. None of the given sentences have a dependent - clause. They are all compound (joined by coordinating conjunctions like "but" and "and") or simple sentences. However, if we assume there is some error and we need to choose the most complex - seeming one, we analyze each:

• "The Supreme Court ruled that 'separate but equal' was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted." has a clause with "that" which could be misinterpreted as a dependent clause in a loose sense. The main clause is "The Supreme Court ruled" and "that 'separate but equal' was unconstitutional in 1954" could be seen as a kind of dependent element. The second part "but Virginia resisted" is another independent clause joined by "but".
• "NASA got its start back before the word 'computer' referred to a machine, and it got its start before it was even called NASA." is a compound sentence with two independent clauses joined by "and", and each independent clause has a prepositional phrase with "before" but no true dependent clause.
• "They used tables, graphs, mechanical adding machines, and their minds." is a simple sentence.
• "NASA was a bit more progressive, but Virginia's policies could still be felt on campus." is a compound sentence joined by "but".

Answer:

"The Supreme Court ruled that 'separate but equal' was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted."