Question

Combine the sentences to make compound and complex sentences. Remove or add words if necessary. After you have combined the sentences, state whether you created a compound or complex sentence.

A.The sun was beating down on the pirate.
B. The pirate clenched his pirate knife in his teeth.
C. Your Sentence:
D. Is your sentence compound or complex?

Answer 1

The sentences 'The sun was beating down on the pirate' and 'The pirate clenched his pirate knife in his teeth' were combined to make a compound sentence: 'The sun was beating down on the pirate, and he clenched his pirate knife in his teeth.' The sentence is compound because it contains two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

Step-by-step explanation:

To combine the sentences 'The sun was beating down on the pirate' and 'The pirate clenched his pirate knife in his teeth,' one could create a compound sentence using a coordinating conjunction. A compound sentence contains two or more main clauses that are equally important. Here’s an example:

C. Your Sentence: The sun was beating down on the pirate, and he clenched his pirate knife in his teeth.

D. Is your sentence compound or complex? The sentence created is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction 'and'.