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Question 4 • Language Arts 9

Read the sentence. Brendan is playing in the backyard. This is an example of a

Answer
A
complex sentence.
B
simple sentence.
C
compound-complex sentence.
D
compound sentence.

Explanation

A simple sentence has one independent clause, or one complete thought. “Brendan is playing in the backyard” has a subject, Brendan, and a predicate, is playing in the backyard, and does not contain another clause. It is therefore a simple sentence.

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