Which of the following is a complex sentence?

1. The government will not take action, and some citizens disagree.
2. Though the government will not take action, some citizens disagree.
3. Though the government will not take action, some citizens disagree, and some allies agree.
4. The government will not take action.

1 clause = simple sentence

2 clauses joined by one of the FANBOYS conjunctions = compound sentence
2 clauses with a subordinating conjunction at the beginning of one of them = complex sentence
3 clauses = Compound-complex = a combination of the last two above.

So you think … ?

The complex sentence among the options provided is:

3. Though the government will not take action, some citizens disagree, and some allies agree.

A complex sentence is a sentence that consists of an independent clause (a complete thought) and at least one dependent clause (an incomplete thought that cannot stand alone as a sentence). Let's analyze each option to determine which one is a complex sentence.

1. "The government will not take action, and some citizens disagree."
This sentence consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and." It is a compound sentence, not a complex sentence.

2. "Though the government will not take action, some citizens disagree."
This sentence consists of a dependent clause ("Though the government will not take action") and an independent clause ("some citizens disagree"). It meets the criteria for a complex sentence.

3. "Though the government will not take action, some citizens disagree, and some allies agree."
This sentence is similar to the previous one, but it includes an additional independent clause ("some allies agree"). It is a compound-complex sentence, not just a complex sentence.

4. "The government will not take action."
This sentence is a simple sentence consisting of only one independent clause. It is not a complex sentence.

Therefore, option 2, "Though the government will not take action, some citizens disagree," is the correct answer as it is a complex sentence.

I've never liked FANBOYS.

"For" means "because," so it should be a subordinate conjunction.