Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

Amelia Earhart and her navigator were supposed to land on Howland Island about halfway between Australia and Hawaii.

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They looked out the window of their airplane, but there was no island in sight.

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They could only see the bright turquoise waters of the Pacific Ocean.

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They were lost, and the airplane was beginning to run low on fuel.

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If Amelia Earhart did not find somewhere to land soon, they were going to crash into the ocean.

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Earhart radioed to call for help, but there was no response.

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Amelia Earhart would never be heard from again.

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Over the years, millions of dollars have been spent searching for her since she disappeared 82 years ago.

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Although people have searched for many years, no one has been able to find her or her missing plane.

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When Earhart set off to fly around the world, only a handful of pilots had done it before.

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