What is one characteristic of a complex sentence? a. it has at least one dependent and one independent clause. b. it consists of one clause covering one main idea. c. it contains two or more simple sentences joined together. d. it states an author's purpose for writing as well as his or her opinion on a topic

Which of the following sentences requires a colon to be correct? a. in his vacation suitcase, jonathan packed two pairs of pants, four shirts, his swimsuit, and his favorite pajamas. b. when she decided to write a letter, she grabbed her pen, paper, stamps, and address book. c. the new dessert recipe called for equal parts of sugar, cream, peanut butter, and crushed pecans. d. she gathered all of her ingredients to make a smoothie strawberries, blueberries, bananas, and yogurt.