Are these right?
My aunt discovered a skunk under her porch and called the Humane Society for help in removing it. *simple sentence
Some committee members preferred either a musical comedy or a mystery. *simple sentence
Yes, both are simple sentences.
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Yes, both of these sentences are grammatically correct and considered simple sentences.
A simple sentence consists of just one independent clause, which means it can stand alone as a complete sentence. It includes a subject, a verb, and expresses a complete thought.
In the first sentence: "My aunt discovered a skunk under her porch and called the Humane Society for help in removing it," it meets the criteria of a simple sentence because it has one independent clause ("My aunt discovered a skunk under her porch and called the Humane Society for help in removing it") that expresses a complete thought. It includes the subject "my aunt," the verb "discovered" and "called," and it expresses the complete thought of the aunt finding a skunk and reaching out for help.
The second sentence, "Some committee members preferred either a musical comedy or a mystery," also meets the criteria of a simple sentence. It contains one independent clause ("Some committee members preferred either a musical comedy or a mystery") that expresses a complete thought. It consists of the subject "some committee members," the verb "preferred," and the option between a musical comedy or a mystery.