Question

The saber-toothed cat was a fierce and hardy hunter; it once roamed throughout North and South America. The sentence above is a

a. simple sentence.
b. compound-complex sentence.
c. complex sentence.
d. compound sentence.

Answer 1

i think the answer is d. compound sentence :))
i hope this be helpful

Answer 2

The correct answer is D - this is a compound sentence, which means it consists of at least two independent clauses, in this case they are:
1. The saber-toothed cat was a fierce and hardy hunter
2. It once roamed throughout North and South America.
Independent clauses can exist. on their own, they are completed, as opposed to subordinate clauses.