Question

Classify the sentence below as simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex.

The young designer’s collection was presented in the fall and was well received by the fashion critics.

Answer 1

The sentence is compound because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and." Each independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence. The first clause is "The young designer's collection was presented in the fall," and the second clause is "it was well received by the fashion critics." The use of the coordinating conjunction "and" indicates that the two clauses are of equal importance and are related to each other in meaning.