Question

Question 5

The following sentences have been taken from the above text. Name the sentence type in
each case. Justify your answer for each sentence type you have identified,
5.1 Only a few people are on the streets and not many cars are parked on the roads.
(3 marks
5.2 Although this is for the good of all, it has brought a new set of problems for a 24-year-
old Bertha Banda, who is running her uncle's spaza shop during the lockdown. (3 marks)
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Answer 1

Compound sentence

Complex sentence

Step-by-step explanation:

A compound sentence is a sentence that consists of at least two independent clauses joined by a comma, semicolon, or conjunction. The first sentence is an example of a compound sentence. It consists of two independent clauses:

• Only a few people are on the streets...
• ... (and) not many cars are parked on the roads.

The second sentence is an example of a complex sentence. A complex sentence is a sentence that consists of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. This sentence consists of three clauses - one independent and two dependent clauses:

(Although) this is for the good of all... - dependent clause

... it has brought a new set of problems for a 24-year-old Bertha Banda... - independent clause

... (who) is running her uncle's spaza shop during the lockdown. - dependent clause