What type is the following sentence: “The stranger knocked on the door, and I swallowed hard as I opened it.”
(1 point)
Responses
simple
simple
compound
compound
complex
complex
compound-complex
The sentence “The stranger knocked on the door, and I swallowed hard as I opened it.” is a compound sentence.
This is because it consists of two independent clauses ("The stranger knocked on the door" and "I swallowed hard as I opened it") that are joined by a coordinating conjunction ("and"). Each clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, which is the characteristic of a compound sentence.