Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows. When the fashion critics witness the unveiling of the designer's latest line of shoes, they will shower her with much deserved praise; she will be named the shoe heiress. Identify the sentence type. independent clause compound sentence complex sentence compound-complex sentence

## Step 1<br />The sentence in question is "When the fashion critics witness the unveiling of the designer's latest line of shoes, they will shower her with much-deserved praise; she will be named the shoe heiress." We need to identify the type of this sentence.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />A compound-complex sentence contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.<br /><br />## Step 6<br />In the given sentence, "they will shower her with much-deserved praise" and "she will be named the shoe heiress" are both independent clauses because they can as complete sentences. They are joined by a semicolon, which is a conjunction used to connect two independent clauses.<br /><br />## Step 7<br />The sentence also contains a dependent clause, "When the fashion critics witness the unveiling of the designer's latest line of shoes," which cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.<br /><br />## Step 8<br />Since the sentence contains two independent clauses and one dependent clause, it is a compound-complex sentence.