Question

Which of the following types of sentences contains two or more clauses, each of which could stand alone as a complete simple sentence. A. Compound sentence B. Complex sentence C. Both of the above. D. None of the above

Answer 1

Best Answer: A. A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses. A simple sentence is one independent clause.

A complex sentence has two clauses, but at least one is dependent/subordinate, and a dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence.