Question

read the paragraph.
there are two main kinds of winter storms involving snow. a large amount of falling snow is called a snowstorm. then, there is the blizzard. a blizzard is a very violent storm. it features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
what compound - complex sentence can be formed from the underlined section of the passage to add variety to the paragraph?

• snowstorms bring a lot of snow; blizzards are violent and they feature extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
• one is a large amount of falling snow called a snowstorm, and the other is a violent storm with wind, cold, and low visibility called a blizzard.
• the snowstorm is a large amount of falling snow, but the blizzard is much more violent; it features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.
• the first is the snowstorm, which brings large amounts of falling snow, and the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.

Explanation:

A compound - complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: It has two independent clauses (separated by a semicolon) but no dependent clause, so it's a compound sentence, not compound - complex.
• Option 2: It has two independent clauses (connected by "and") but no dependent clause, so it's a compound sentence.
• Option 3: It has two independent clauses (separated by a semicolon) and no dependent clause, so it's a compound sentence.
• Option 4: "which brings large amounts of falling snow" is a dependent clause (relative clause), and "The first is the snowstorm" and "the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility" are independent clauses. So this sentence has two independent clauses and one dependent clause, making it a compound - complex sentence.

Answer:

The first is the snowstorm, which brings large amounts of falling snow, and the second is the blizzard, a violent storm that features extreme cold, strong winds, and low visibility.