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Is the group of words a simple sentence, a compound sentence, or a run-on sentence?

The forests were cleared, soil is eroding there.

A.
simple sentence

B.
compound sentence

C.
run-on sentence

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It's a Run on because there 2 independent clauses
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This sentence is a run on because two independent clauses are joined together without a semicolon or a conjunction. 
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