Copyright by Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Exercise 1 Write in the blank simple or complex to identify the type of sentence.
complex February 2, which is the midpoint of winter, is an unusual holiday.
Simple
1. It is Groundhog Day and is celebrated all over the country.
2. The groundhog, which is actually a woodchuck, emerges from
hibernation on that day.
3. If the groundhog sees its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter
weather.
4. After the groundhog sees its shadow, it returns to its burrow until
spring
5. If the day is cloudy and the groundhog does not see its shadow, spring
will come early
6. The groundhog stays outside because it expects spring,
7. People enjoy this custom although most do not believe in it.
8. Statistical evidence does not support this popular superstition.
9. The groundhog that most people watch for is in Punxsutawney,
Pennsylvania
10. Its name is Phil, probably from the word fillip, which means "anything
that stirs or livens up."
11. About seven thousand townspeople gather on February 2 and watch for
the famous groundhog.