Question

Identify the type of sentence given below:
The wind blew fiercely over the castle during midnight foreshadowing a heavy storm.
A. Simple sentence
B. Complex sentence with subordinate adverb clause
C. Complex sentence with subordinate noun clause
D. Compound sentence

Answer 1

Hint: A complex sentence is a combination of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Complete step by step answer:
The given sentence has one independent and two subordinate clauses -
Independent clause: the wind blew
Subordinate clause: fiercely over the castle
Subordinate clause: foreshadowing heavy storm
Let’s look at the options to see which one defines the given sentence –
Option A – A simple sentence has only one independent clause and no subordinate clauses. The given sentence has subordinate clauses; hence this is not the right option.
Option B – The given sentence has two subordinate clauses which make it a complex sentence. The first subordinate clause has an adverb and it is a subordinate clause with an adverb clause. Hence this is the right answer.
Option C - As we already established that this is a complex sentence, the subordinate clauses do not have any nouns that make them subordinate noun clauses; hence this is not the right option.
Option D – This sentence is not a compound sentence as it has only one independent clause, as opposed to two subordinate clauses which make a compound sentence. Hence this is not the right option.

So, the correct answer is “Option B”.

Note:
Dissecting the sentence into clauses and applying the definitions of noun clause and adverb clause makes it easy to understand the sentence better.