Multiple choice

We were nearly finished painting the cabinets when the boy decided to back into the paint.

  1. simple

  2. compound

  3. complex

  4. Compound-Complex

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The sentence contains an independent clause (We were nearly finished painting the cabinets) and a dependent clause (when the boy decided to back into the paint), which is a complex sentence.