Question

What is the structure of the sentence?

The young boy’s toy was lost, so later his mother searched and found the toy under a blanket.
a. compound
b. complex
c. simple
d. compound-complex

Answer 1

The correct answer is A, a compound sentence. It cannot be a complex sentence because there is no dependent clause. It is not a simple sentence, because there are more than 1 independent clauses. And again, it isn't D, because there is no dependent clause. It must be A, because a compound sentence consists of at least two independent clauses (in this case there are 3).