Question

Select whether the sentence below is a simple, compound, complex or compound-complex sentence

Eighteen-year olds can vote in Israel, but they must also serve in the armed forces.
a. Simple
c Compound-Complex
b. Compound
d. Complex
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Answer 1

b. Compound

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound sentence is a sentence containing two or more independent clauses with related ideas joined by a semicolon, a comma, or coordinating conjunction such as and, but, so, for, nor, or and yet.

The sentence provided is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction “but.” Besides, we can tell that these clauses are independent because they both express a complete idea on their own.

Answer 2

It is a complex sentence.

Step-by-step explanation:

It contains one independent clause and a subordinate clause. Therefore it is a complex sentence