Examples of Compound-Complex Sentences. One of the easiest ways to understand compound-complex sentences is to first take a look at the compound sentence and the complex sentence separately. A compound sentence contains two or more complete sentences joined by one or more of the following words: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
(Answer #4). Atticus's initial reaction is that Jem has killed Bob Ewell while trying to defend his sister and himself from attack-it is quite understandable that in his shocked and distressed state Atticus would not be thinking straight.Answer #1). In the book To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus was confronted in town after the trial by Bob Ewell who had spit in his face. Atticus states that he thought if Bob did do anything he would come after him and not after the children.
Scout also tells Miss Maudie, Atticus don't ever do anything to Jem and me in the house that he don't do in the yard (5.53). Atticus runs his family like a judge: he's the one in charge, and has a clear set of rules that he expects his kids to follow, but he makes sure that both sides have their say.tticus is the opposite of a hypocrite: he says what he means, and lives how he thinks. In raising his children, he tries to get them to understand not only how they should behave, but why they should behave that way.