Sentence Structure A Christmas Carol

Front

Marley was dead.

Back

Simple

Front

Cold, bleak, biting weather; he heard people in the court outside.

Back

Compound

Front

The fog and darkness thickened, causing people to run with flaring links.

Back

Complex

Front

After several turns, he sat down again.

Back

Simple

Front

As he threw his head back in the chair, his glance rested on a bell.

Back

Complex

Front

This might have lasted half a minute, but it seemed to last an hour.

Back

Compound

Front

When the specter took its wrapper and bound it round its head, what type of sentence is this?

Back

Compound-Complex