Question

Is the sentence simple or compound?

Holly, Molly, and Polly sat and talked a long time about their friends.
a. simple
b. compound
i picked b

Answer 1

B is the answer, why? As stated, there are 3 persons in the sentence namely: Holly, Molly and Polly and the use of 2 verbs which are sat and talked. In this sentence, it is indicated that the 3 girls sat together and talked about their friends. It clearly shows that the sentence is compound. As a brief description of a compound sentence, it has more than one subject or predicate present in the sentence and the example sentence above is considered as a compound sentence.

Answer 2

`\sf\ Holly,\ Molly,\ and\ Polly\ sat\ and\ talked\ a\ long\ time\ about\ their\ friends.\\{\underbrace{Holly,\ Molly,\ Polly}{\underbrace{~~~sat~~~~~~talked}`


`\sf\ These\ make\ it\ a\ compund\ sentence\ since\ it\ has\ more\ than\ one\ subject\ or\\predicate.`


`\sf\ Answer:\ {\boxed{\sf\ COMPOUND}`