Entry Exam Category: Graduate & Professional Program Admission Exams
Course: Praxis
Exam: Praxis Reading Language Arts 5002 Practice Test
Practice Question
Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
Answer Choices
- A: I want to go on vacation with Sally to Mexico, Costa Rica, and Florida.
- B: Even though the sun was shining, my mother told me I could not go to the pool.
- C: Holly needs to go to the grocery store, but she does not have enough time to go there today.
- D: Since we like to go on roller coasters, we go all the time, but we have not been on that coaster yet.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause. Option D has a dependent clause ('Since we like...') and two independent clauses ('we go...' and 'we have not...'), fitting the definition. Others are simple, complex, or compound.