Compound and complex sentences

I like school, but I wish I didn't have to get up so early.

• simple

• compound

• complex

She watched the game, and she also began playing it.

• simple
• compound
• complex

Because she was determined and confident, Mia overcame her challenges.

• simple
• compound
• complex

I waited almost an hour to get into the fair last night!

• simple
• complex
• compound

Before the magic show, Shawn bought cotton candy.

• simple
• complex
• compound

The roller coaster had three loops on it.

• simple
• complex
• compound

after, although, because, since, until, when...combind what type of sentences?

• simple
• complex
• compound

has a complete subject and predicate

• simple
• complex
• compound

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The winds dispersed.
The rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist.
The clouds fell apart.
The sun shone through.

• The winds dispersed, the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
• After the winds dispersed and the rain slackened to a drizzle and a mist, the clouds fell apart, and the sun shone through.
• The winds dispersed, and the rain slackened to a drizzle.  The clouds fell apart and sun shone through.

What is the best way to combine these sentences?
The girl was little.
She pressed her nose against the window.
The window was icy.
She giggled with delight.
She had never seen snow before.

• The girl was little as she pressed her nose against the icy window, and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• The little girl pressed her nose against the icy window and giggled with delight because she had never seen snow before.
• Because the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.
• Because, the little girl pressed her nose against the icy window, she giggled with delight at the never-before seen snow.