Identify each of the following sentences as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. 1. He didn’t want any vegetables or rice with dinner.

2. Do you want the pasta, or would you prefer the steak?

3. In Paris last year we saw many attractions, including the Eiffel Tower.

4. After the game on Thursday, we are going to the movies.

5. After you go to the game on Thursday, come to dinner with us.

6. The book that is on the shelf is yours, and you can take it whenever you want it.

7. Although the cookies were burned, they tasted good.

8. Jamie and Ralph called me last night and then came over for a visit.

answer: i would say he was very determined and persistent in overcoming obstacles.

explanation:   "the magician of menlo park" as he was called, liked to tell an incident that happened when he was 8 years old and came back home crying after attending school for three months because his teacher called him "sterile and unproductive". from nowadays perspective, we can say that thomas alva edison was one of the most persistent and determined man that has ever existed. when edison was 14, he contracted scarlet fever. the effect of the fever, as well as a blow to the head by an angry train conductor, caused edison to become completely deaf in his left ear, and 80-percent deaf in the other. so as you can see he had to struggle to not so many minor issues but he always succeeded.