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"as Kenneth sat down on the rickety old chair, it abruptly collapsed beneath him" what kind if sentence is this

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Answer:

It is a complex sentence.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are four basic types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex.

A complex sentence has one independent clause joined to a dependent clause by a subordinating conjunction.

An independent clause has a subject and a predicate, and can stand alone as a sentence, as it makes complete sense. A dependent clause cannot stand alone.

In this case, "Kenneth sat down on the rickety old chair" is an example of an independent clause. "as it abruptly collapsed beneath him" is a dependent clause.

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