Read the summary of the conclusion of "The World on Turtle's Back."[1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] After the right-handed twin chose a deer antler as a weapon, he overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together. Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?

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Kinsley Olsen

25 June, 00:39

Read the summary of the conclusion of "The World on Turtle's Back."[1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] After the right-handed twin chose a deer antler as a weapon, he overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together. Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?

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Dominic Sloan · Answer 1

Answer: 5.

After the right-handed twin chose a deer antler as a weapon, he overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth.

A compound-complex sentence calls for a Dependent Clause (a clause that has a subject and verb but an introductory word - in this case "After"). Add to that it must also contain a conjunction joining two Independent Clauses (stands alone as a sentence containing a subject and verb).