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Simple to complex

I was looking for grammar material for my GED class and found a website asking you to change simple sentences into complex ones.
One sentence they gave in simple form was, “The girl sitting next to Peter is his sister.” The answer they gave to change into complex form was, “The girl who is sitting next to Peter is his sister.”
I do not see a dependent clause and therefore think the answer is also simple. What is correct?

Re: Simple to complex

The relative clause "who is sitting next to Peter" is a dependent one.

Btw, in your first example, "sitting next to Peter" is also a dependent clause (though non-finite), so both your examples would (in trad grammar) be seen as 'complex'.

PaulM

Re: Simple to complex

Thank you Paul
Where is the independent clause? Would you point me in a good direction to learn more about this? When or how a sentence changes from simple into complex is a little confusing to me.