Question

Identify the type of sentence.

My brother works at the shipyard, but he is looking for a new job.
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence

Answer 1

compound sentence

Answer 2

This is an example of a COMPOUND SENTENCE.

A compound sentence consists of two independent clauses which are joined by a conjunction. Here, "My brother works at the shipyard" and " he is looking for a job" are both independent clauses joined by the conjunction, "but"