Question 80

Since we like to go on roller coasters, we go all the time, but we have not been on that coaster yet.

This sentence is a compound-complex sentence because it contains two independent clauses ("we go all the time" and "we have not been on that coaster yet") and one dependent clause ("Since we like to go on roller coasters").

A) I want to go on vacation with Sally to Mexico, Costa Rica, and Florida.

This option is incorrect as it is a simple sentence. It contains only one independent clause with no dependent clauses or additional independent clauses, which is necessary for a compound-complex sentence.

B) Even though the sun was shining, my mother told me I could not go to the pool.

While this sentence contains a dependent clause ("Even though the sun was shining") and an independent clause ("my mother told me I could not go to the pool"), it does not have two independent clauses, which is essential for it to be classified as a compound-complex sentence.

C) Holly needs to go to the grocery store, but she does not have enough time to go there today.

This sentence is a compound sentence as it has two independent clauses connected by the conjunction "but." However, it lacks a dependent clause, which is necessary for it to qualify as a compound-complex sentence.

D) Since we like to go on roller coasters, we go all the time, but we have not been on that coaster yet.

This option is correct as it includes one dependent clause ("Since we like to go on roller coasters") and two independent clauses ("we go all the time" and "we have not been on that coaster yet"), fulfilling the definition of a compound-complex sentence.

Conclusion

Option D is definitively the correct answer as it meets the criteria for a compound-complex sentence by containing both dependent and independent clauses. All other options fail to include the necessary combination of clauses, either being simple or compound sentences without the required complexity. Thus, D stands out as the only valid choice.