Here’s the correct solution to each question with a clear explanation:
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1. What type of sentence contains 1 subject and 1 predicate?
✔ Answer: A — simple sentence
🔹 *Explanation*:
A
simple sentence consists of just one independent clause — that is, one subject and one predicate (verb + object/complement). It expresses a complete thought and has no dependent clauses or additional independent clauses.
Example: *She runs.* → 1 subject (“She”), 1 predicate (“runs”).
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2. What type of sentence contains 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause?
✔ Answer: C — complex sentence
🔹 *Explanation*:
A
complex sentence has
one independent clause (can stand alone) and
at least one dependent clause (cannot stand alone; often begins with subordinating conjunctions like “because,” “although,” “when,” etc.).
Example: *I went outside because it was sunny.*
→ Independent: “I went outside”
→ Dependent: “because it was sunny”
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3. What type of sentence contains 2 or more independent clauses?
✔ Answer: A — compound sentence
🔹 *Explanation*:
A
compound sentence joins
two or more independent clauses, usually with a coordinating conjunction (FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.
Example: *I like tea, and she likes coffee.*
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4. What type of sentence contains 2 or more independent clauses and at least 1 dependent clause?
✔ Answer: D — compound-complex sentence
🔹 *Explanation*:
A
compound-complex sentence combines the features of both compound and complex sentences — meaning it has
multiple independent clauses AND
at least one dependent clause.
Example: *I went to the store, and I bought milk because we were out.*
→ Independent: “I went to the store”
→ Independent: “I bought milk”
→ Dependent: “because we were out”
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5. Lyndon Johnson attended a teacher’s college and later studied law.
✔ Answer: D — Compound
🔹 *Explanation*:
This sentence has
two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction “and”:
- Clause 1: *Lyndon Johnson attended a teacher’s college*
- Clause 2: *He later studied law* (implied subject)
No dependent clauses → So it’s
compound, not complex or compound-complex.
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6. San Francisco is located in northern California, but Los Angeles is located in southern California.
✔ Answer: B — Compound
🔹 *Explanation*:
Two independent clauses joined by “but”:
- Clause 1: *San Francisco is located in northern California*
- Clause 2: *Los Angeles is located in southern California*
Again, no dependent clauses → This is a
compound sentence.
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
A
2.
C
3.
A
4.
D
5.
D
6.
B
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