Question

Identify the type of sentence.

Absorbed in the book she was reading, Charlotte did not hear her mother call her.

A.) simple sentence
B.) compound sentence
C.) complex sentence

Answer 1

The given sentence is an example of complex sentence. Sentences that fall in this type have one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. From the sentence, the independent clause is "Charlotte ... call her" and the dependent clause is "Absorbed ... was reading,". 

Answer 2

The correct answer is C. Complex sentence

It is complex because it consists of a dependent and an independent clause. The dependent one is "Absorbed in the book she was reading" while the independent one is "Charlotte did not hear her mother call her"