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Pick out the complex sentences in the following passage.
A man saw a lion in the bush, as he was walking through the forest. He did not know what to do. He was helpless. He was too scared to turn around and run. He just knelt down as if he were getting ready to pray. He closed his eyes, thinking that the lion would pounce on him anytime. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the lion on its knees too. Shocked, he asked the lion what it was doing. The lion replied that he was praying before he started his meal.
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Solution
Complex sentences:
- A man saw a lion in the bush, as he was walking through the forest.
- He did not know what to do.
- He just knelt down as if he were getting ready to pray.
- He closed his eyes, thinking that the lion would pounce on him anytime.
- He asked the lion what it was doing.
- The lion replied that he was praying before he started his meal.
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