<span>The
compound sentence in the above choices is letter b. The rain began to fall, but
we did not want to leave. Sentence could be simple (one independent clause), compound (two
independent clause with coordinating conjunction), complex (a subordinate &
independent clause) and compound-complex sentences (subordinate & two
independent clause). These include clauses, conjunctions, coherence and balance
and even to the number of words you use in your subject and predicate. The
benefit of complex or compound sentences is that it could give you more
explanation on the subject or topic of the sentence. This gives you a much more
understanding on what the sentence is trying to portray or to message to give.</span>
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B, because running is a verb and none of the other sentences have verbs, verbs are action words.
A) (Sentence 2) The freighter Florentine, 320 miles northeast of the Hawaiian Island of Hilo was lumbering along at about 15 knots when a garbled message came in over the radio.
This is the sentence that has a missing necessary comma. Another comma should have been placed after the word Hilo and before was.
The commas in this sentence enclosed nonessential information.
<span>The freighter Florentine, 320 miles northeast of the Hawaiian Island of Hilo, was lumbering along at about 15 knots when a garbled message came in over the radio.
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Nonessential information means that if the said phrase is deleted from the sentence, then the sentence would still convey the same message.
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The freighter Florentine was lumbering along at about 15 knots when a garbled message came in over the radio.</span>
b is the correct answer because decimate means to detroy, kill, or remove a large percent or part of.
Pananong is interrogative in Filipino.
Interrogative means having a force of a question
