Question

Identify the sentence type.

If that was the design, it certainly succeeded.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
fragment

Answer 1

The answer is C: complex

The sentence "If that was the design, it certainly succeed." is a complex sentence because it contains an independent clause and a dependent (or subordinate clause), which cannot stand on their own because it doesn't have a complete thought. In this example, the sentence starts with the dependent clause "If that was the deisgn" and has a comma separating the independent clause.

Answer 2

The sentence ‘If that was the design, it certainly succeeded.’ Is a simple sentence. A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate. The subject here is the design and the predicate here is that it certainly succeeded.