Question

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. ​

Answer 1

Only a few people are on the streets and not many cars are parked on the roads

COMPOUND SENTENCE

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

COMPLEX SENTENCE

Step-by-step explanation:

A compund sentence is the type of sentence with more than one independent clause with no dependent clause.

A complex sentence is a type of sentence that must have an independent clause and a dependent clause with coordinating conjunction.

Based on the given examples, the first sentence has two independent clauses "Only a few people are on the streets" and "not many cars are parked on the roads".

The second sentence on the other hand has both an independent clause and a dependent one.