Question

Choose the type of sentence given below-
The sun rose high and the birds began to sing.
a- Compound sentence
b- Simple sentence
c- Complex with a subordinate noun clause
d- Complex with a subordinate adverb clause

Answer 1

Hint: A sentence refers to a group of words that contain a subject and a predicate. There are three main types of sentences- simple, compound, and complex sentences.

Complete answer:
Let’s look at the functions of different types of sentences:
1) Simple sentence- It contains a single independent clause that expresses a complete meaning. Example- I am twelve years old.
2) Compound sentence- It contains two or more independent clauses that are joined with the help of conjunctions, comma, or semicolon. Example- I want to eat an ice-cream but I am suffering from a cold.
3) Complex sentence- It contains both independent and dependent clauses that are joined with the help of conjunction. Example- The boy never stops speaking until someone shakes him.
In the given question- We can see the use of two independent clauses; ‘the sun rose high’ and ‘the birds began to sing’. These two clauses have been joined with the help of conjunction, ‘and’. Hence, it is a compound sentence.
Let’s examine the given options-
Option a- ‘Compound sentence’ is the correct option because the given sentence contains two independent clauses.
Option b- ‘Simple sentence’ is an incorrect option because the given sentence contains more than one independent clause.
Option c- ‘Complex with subordinate noun clause’ is an incorrect option because the given sentence does not contain a dependent clause.
Option d- ‘Complex with subordinate adverb clause’ is an incorrect option because the given sentence does not contain a dependent clause.
The correct answer is Option ‘a’.

Note:
Keep in mind, ‘independent clauses’ have the ability to stand alone as a sentence, whereas ‘dependent clauses’ do not have the ability to stand alone as a sentence.