Question

Is the sentence simple, compound, or complex?

Stephen plays the violin, and Marta plays the viola.

A.compound
B.simple
C.complex

Answer 1

this statement is a compound sentence since it has two independent clauses linked to each other by a linker. how to know? just remove the linkor and read each claue on its own. that'll be:
stephen plays the violin. marta plays the viola.
if the clauses are complete on their own (independent clauses), then the sentence is a compound sentence.