Identify the choice that best describes the sentence.
5. More than 1,000 years passed before Copernicus proposed that the earth orbited the sun. (1 point)
a. simple***
b. compound
c. complex
d. compound-complex
*** = my answer
Your answer is correct. The sentence is simple.
To identify the choice that best describes the sentence, we need to understand the different types of sentence structures.
- A simple sentence consists of just one independent clause, which contains a subject and a predicate. There are no dependent clauses or additional coordinating conjunctions.
- A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined together with coordinating conjunctions like "and," "but," or "or."
- A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The dependent clause cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
- A compound-complex sentence is a combination of a compound sentence and a complex sentence. It contains two or more independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
Now let's analyze the given sentence: "More than 1,000 years passed before Copernicus proposed that the earth orbited the sun."
This sentence contains only one independent clause, "More than 1,000 years passed." There are no coordinating conjunctions or dependent clauses. Therefore, the sentence is a simple sentence (choice a), which means your answer is correct.
No.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentence_clause_structure