Question

What is the structure of this sentence?

Farley Mowat, a Canadian, has written a book that says Vikings were not the first Europeans.

A.
compound

B.
complex

C.
compound-complex

D.
simple

Answer 1

The correct answer is C. compound-complex. A compound-complex sentence consists of more than independent clauses with atleast one subordinate clause. The independent clauses are: Farley Mowat has written a book and Vikings were not the first Europeans. The subordinate clause is "a Canadian".