3. Identify the simple sentence. (1 point)

A. In 1970, my mother graduated from Point Pleasant Boro High School.

B. The gymnast swung around the bar, and the coach stepped on the mat.

C. The tornado bypassed the town, but the townspeople remained in their shelters.

D. The factory closed its doors, and more than 200 people lost their jobs.

first one to answer gets 200 points

A simple sentence has only one subject and one verb. Examples:

Joe drove home.
Marie and her dog are inseparable.
We tried to ski and failed.

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Which do you think is the simple sentence?

b. is wrong. He owes you 200 points.

To identify the simple sentence, we need to remember that a simple sentence consists of only one independent clause. An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate, and it expresses a complete thought.

Let's examine each option:

A. "In 1970, my mother graduated from Point Pleasant Boro High School." This sentence contains one independent clause, "my mother graduated from Point Pleasant Boro High School," so it is a simple sentence.

B. "The gymnast swung around the bar, and the coach stepped on the mat." This sentence contains two independent clauses, "The gymnast swung around the bar" and "the coach stepped on the mat," connected by the coordinating conjunction "and." Therefore, it is a compound sentence, not a simple sentence.

C. "The tornado bypassed the town, but the townspeople remained in their shelters." This sentence also contains two independent clauses, "The tornado bypassed the town" and "the townspeople remained in their shelters," connected by the coordinating conjunction "but." Hence, it is a compound sentence, not a simple sentence.

D. "The factory closed its doors, and more than 200 people lost their jobs." Like option B and C, this sentence consists of two independent clauses, "The factory closed its doors" and "more than 200 people lost their jobs," connected by the coordinating conjunction "and." Therefore, it is a compound sentence, not a simple sentence.

Therefore, the simple sentence is option A, "In 1970, my mother graduated from Point Pleasant Boro High School."