Question

which is the complex sentence from the dark game by paul janeczko?

• when the war began, elizabeth van lew was considered a southern \spinster\
• a true lady managed her servants, prepared parties and gatherings, and blindly supported her husband.
• she read to them and brought them baskets of goodies.
• people in richmond would not soon forget the \great yankee wonder\.

Explanation:

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The first option has the dependent clause "When the war began" and the independent clause "Elizabeth Van Lew was considered a southern 'spinster'". The other options are simple or compound sentences (with multiple independent clauses or a single independent clause).

Answer:

A. When the war began, Elizabeth Van Lew was considered a southern "spinster"