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I'll work through each sentence to determine if it's simple, compound, or complex.

Let me analyze each one:

1. The children wore their dirty boots.
- One independent clause (subject + verb)
- No connecting words joining clauses
- Simple ✓ (already marked)

2. It was time for bed, yet it was still light outside.
- Two independent clauses joined by "yet" (coordinating conjunction)
- "It was time for bed" + "it was still light outside"
- Compound

3. The front door was locked, so she entered through the back.
- Two independent clauses joined by "so" (coordinating conjunction)
- "The front door was locked" + "she entered through the back"
- Compound

4. They took a lot of pictures when they visited Montana.
- Main clause: "They took a lot of pictures"
- Dependent clause: "when they visited Montana" (starts with subordinating conjunction "when")
- Complex

5. After the show began, he sat very quietly.
- Main clause: "he sat very quietly"
- Dependent clause: "After the show began" (starts with subordinating conjunction "after")
- Complex

6. The girl was wearing a red dress.
- One independent clause only
- No connecting words joining clauses
- Simple

7. He was playing on his computer.
- One independent clause only
- No connecting words joining clauses
- Simple

8. Georges would like to play, for he is the best player on the team.
- Two independent clauses joined by "for" (coordinating conjunction)
- "Georges would like to play" + "he is the best player on the team"
- Compound

9. Before the bell rings, the student lined up at the door.
- Main clause: "the student lined up at the door"
- Dependent clause: "Before the bell rings" (starts with subordinating conjunction "before")
- Complex

10. We turned off the lights.
- One independent clause only
- No connecting words joining clauses
- Simple

11. We turned off the lights, and we went to sleep.
- Two independent clauses joined by "and" (coordinating conjunction)
- "We turned off the lights" + "we went to sleep"
- Compound

12. We turned off the lights after our mom told us to go to sleep.
- Main clause: "We turned off the lights"
- Dependent clause: "after our mom told us to go to sleep" (starts with subordinating conjunction "after")
- Complex

Final Answer:
1. Simple ✓
2. Compound
3. Compound
4. Complex
5. Complex
6. Simple
7. Simple
8. Compound
9. Complex
10. Simple
11. Compound
12. Complex