Question

A sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is called: a. Simple sentence c. Complex sentence b. Compound sentence d. Compound-complex sentence Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Answer 1

C complex sentence
or
A simple sentence

Answer 2

Answer:

The answer to your question is "complex sentence" (c).

Explanation:

A complex sentence has one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. The difference between an independent clause and a dependent one is that independent clauses can stand alone as a sentence as they represent a complete thought. Dependent clauses fail to do so, they depend on the independent one to complete their meaning (1).

1) *When the cake is brown, (dependent clause)

2) Take it out of the oven

As you can see, the dependent clause does not make up a grammatical sentence.