which of these sentences from the story is a complex sentence? select one of four he supreme court ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional in 1954, but virginia resisted.\
asa got its start back before the word computer referred to a machine, and it got its start before it was even called nasa.\ hey used tables, graphs, mechanical adding machines, and their minds.\
asa was a bit more progressive, but virginias policies could still be felt on campus.\ remaining attempts: 1

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which of these sentences from the story is a complex sentence? select one of four 	he supreme court ruled that separate but equal was unconstitutional in 1954, but virginia resisted.\
asa got its start back before the word computer referred to a machine, and it got its start before it was even called nasa.\ 	hey used tables, graphs, mechanical adding machines, and their minds.\
asa was a bit more progressive, but virginias policies could still be felt on campus.\ remaining attempts: 1

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To determine the complex sentence, we analyze each option:

1. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (like "and," "but," "or").

2. Analyzing each option:
   - Option 1: "The Supreme Court ruled that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted."
     - This is a **compound sentence** (two independent clauses: "The Supreme Court ruled...1954" and "Virginia resisted" joined by "but").
   - Option 2: "NASA got its start back before the word ‘computer’ referred to a machine, and it got its start before it was even called NASA."
     - This is a **compound sentence** (two independent clauses joined by "and").
   - Option 3: "They used tables, graphs, mechanical adding machines, and their minds."
     - This is a **simple sentence** (one independent clause with a compound object).
   - Option 4: Wait, let's re - evaluate. Wait, no—wait, the first option: "The Supreme Court ruled that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted." Wait, no, the first option has a dependent clause: "that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional" (a noun clause acting as the direct object of "ruled"). Wait, I made a mistake earlier. Let's re - analyze:

- Correct re - analysis:
     - Option 1: "The Supreme Court ruled (independent clause) that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954 (dependent noun clause), but Virginia resisted (independent clause)." Wait, no, the "but" joins two independent clauses, but one of the independent clauses has a dependent clause inside it. Wait, actually, a complex sentence has one independent and one or more dependent clauses. A compound - complex sentence has two or more independent and at least one dependent. But maybe the intended answer is the first option. Wait, no, let's check again:

- Wait, the first option: "The Supreme Court ruled that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted." The part "that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional" is a dependent clause (noun clause) within the first independent clause. So this is a **compound - complex** sentence? But maybe the question considers it as complex. Wait, no, maybe I messed up. Wait, let's check the other options again.

- Wait, the first option: "The Supreme Court ruled that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted." The "that" clause is a dependent clause. So this sentence has one independent clause ("The Supreme Court ruled...1954" with a dependent clause inside it) and another independent clause ("Virginia resisted") joined by "but". So it is compound - complex. But maybe the question has a typo, or I misread. Wait, no, let's check the original options again. Wait, the first option: "The Supreme Court ruled that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted." This has a dependent clause ("that...unconstitutional") and two independent clauses, so it is compound - complex. But maybe the intended answer is this one as the other options are compound or simple.

Wait, no, let's check the options again. Wait, the first option:

- Independent clause 1: "The Supreme Court ruled that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954" (contains a dependent clause "that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional").
- Independent clause 2: "Virginia resisted".

Joined by "but". So it is compound - complex. But maybe the question considers it as complex. Alternatively, maybe the first option is the answer.

But let's check the other options again:

- Option 2: Two independent clauses joined by "and" (compound).
- Option 3: Simple.
- Option 4: "NASA was a bit more progressive, but Virginia’s policies could still be felt on campus." (compound, two independent clauses joined by "but").

So the sentence with a complex structure (containing a dependent clause) is the first one: "The Supreme Court ruled that ‘separate but equal’ was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted."

# Answer: "The Supreme Court ruled that 'separate but equal' was unconstitutional in 1954, but Virginia resisted."

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