Question

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

1. Visit our website to learn more about our newest product line.

2. The conference will be held on Monday, but few managers will be able to attend.

3. Employers are now using social media sites to screen applicants; therefore, job seekers are advised to clean up their digital presence.

4. Because of rising insurance premiums, many companies are offering employee-wellness incentives.

Answer 1

A complex sentence is nothing but a sentence which has an internal clause of second importance as well i.e. it has 2 sentences of which 1 is complete without the other but the second one does not make sense alone and is more of a phrase rather than a sentence. A complex sentence is usually separated by a comma.

1^st is a complete normal sentence without any breaks or parts.

2^nd and 3^rd are examples of compound sentences and not complex sentences, after the BUT statement second complete clause is there and hence it is not a complex sentence.

Therefore the correct answer is 4^th which has the first statement as incomplete clause and the second statement as compete cause.