Question

Although the breed started out as a Roman cattle dog, Rottweilers have also worked as guard dogs, draft dogs, and police dogs. In which type of sentence structure is this sentence written?
a)compound-complex
b)compound
c)simple
d)complex

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. complex.
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. In the sentence above, the independent clause is Rottweilers have also worked as guard dogs, draft dogs, and police dogs, whereas the dependent clause (the one which cannot stand on its own) is Although the breed started out as a Roman cattle dog.

Answer 2

Answer: This sentence is written in a d) complex sentence structure.

Explanation: A complex sentence structure consists in the presence of two clauses: one independent clause and one dependent clause. While an independent clause can stand alone as a sentence, a dependent clause cannot stand by itself because it does not express a complete idea. The sentence provided has a complex sentence structure because it includes an independent clause ("Rottweilers have also worked as guard dogs, draft dogs, and police dogs") and a dependent clause ("Although the breed started out as a Roman cattle dog"), which has been introduced by the subordinating conjunction "although".