Question

Select whether the sentence below is a simple, compound, complex or compound-complex sentence.

The water entered the city from tunnels that were built under the city.

a. Simple
c. Compound-Complex
b. Compound
d. Complex

Answer 1

Hi! The sentence you gave is a complex sentence. For a sentence to be compound, it should contain multiple subjects or predicate. On the other hand, for it to be complex, a subordinate clause must be present.

We can notice that the clause "that were built under the city" is a clause that cannot stand alone thus this will tell us that the sentence is complex.

ANSWER: D. Complex