WhWhat sentence structure is exemplified by the sentence below?
After I put away the dishes, I did some laundry.
a. simple
b. compound
c. complex *****
d. compound-complex
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The sentence structure exemplified by the given sentence, "After I put away the dishes, I did some laundry," is a complex sentence.
To determine the sentence structure, you need to identify the different clauses within the sentence. A clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.
In the given sentence, "After I put away the dishes" is a dependent clause because it does not express a complete thought on its own. It begins with the subordinating conjunction "After" and describes a specific condition or event.
"I did some laundry" is an independent clause because it expresses a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
A complex sentence is one that contains both an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. In this case, "After I put away the dishes" is the dependent clause, and "I did some laundry" is the independent clause.
Therefore, the correct answer is c. complex.