Step-by-step explanation:
This sentence is a simple sentence because it consists of only one independent clause with a subject "children" and a predicate "played on the new jungle gym."
This sentence is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the conjunction "after." The first clause is "After going to the gym" with a subject "Linda" and a predicate "came to eat dinner with us." The second clause is "Linda came to eat dinner with us" with the same subject and predicate.
This sentence is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and." The first clause is "The last bit of sunlight faded" with a subject "sunlight" and a predicate "faded." The second clause is "the moon came out" with a subject "moon" and a predicate "came out."
This sentence is a complex sentence because it consists of one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause is "The local council thanked the firefighters," with a subject "council" and a predicate "thanked." The dependent clause is "who defended the area during the brush fires" with a subject "who" and a predicate "defended."
This sentence is a complex sentence because it consists of one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause is "The walls were braced," with a subject "walls" and a predicate "were braced." The dependent clause is "but the building could not be saved" with a conjunction "but" indicating contrast and a subject "building" and a predicate "could not be saved."
This sentence is a complex sentence because it consists of one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause is "Have you met the student" with a subject "you" and a predicate "met." The dependent clause is "whose exhibit won the science fair" with a relative pronoun "whose" indicating possession and a subject "exhibit" and a predicate "won."
This sentence is a complex sentence because it consists of one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause is "An education kit on water use has been prepared" with a subject "kit" and a predicate "has been prepared." The dependent clause is "and will be distributed to schools" with a conjunction "and" indicating addition and a subject "it" and a predicate "will be distributed."
This sentence is a complex sentence because it consists of one independent clause and one dependent clause. The independent clause is "I was told" with a subject "I" and a predicate "was told." The dependent clause is "that the bus would be late because it had broken down" with a subordinating conjunction "that" indicating cause and effect, and a subject "bus" and a predicate "would be late."