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The hazards of oil drilling were demonstrated when an oil rig in the North Sea exploded.

This sentence is _____.

a) simple
b) compound
c) complex
d) compound-complex

User Nandesh
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Answer:

The answer is C.

Explanation: Hope this helps:)

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Answer: The sentence is c)

A complex sentence

The sentence is complex because it has a dependent clause (when an oil rig in the North Sea exploded) introduced by the subordinating conjunction when and it is joined to an independen clause:

[The hazards of oil drilling were demonstrated (when an oil rig in the North Sea exploded.)]

The sentence (when an oil rig in the North Sea exploded) is thought to be a dependent clause because it does not contain a complete thougth or idea, and it is related to the independent clause, which in turn, represents a complete idea and can stand on its own. In other words, the independent clause does not require futher information because it is complete.


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