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Is the sentence simple or compound? The lamp fell over and scared the cat. a. simple b. compound
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Is the sentence simple or compound?

The lamp fell over and scared the cat.
a. simple
b. compound

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It is a compound sentence, because this sentence consists of two independent clauses ('the lamp fell over' and '(the lamp) scared the cat"). Simple sentence would have only one independent clause. 
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