Read the summary of the conclusion of “The World on Turtle’s Back.” [1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One
day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] Using a deer antler, the right-handed twin overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together. Which best describes sentence 7? It is a compound sentence. It is a compound-complex sentence. It is a simple sentence. It is a dependent sentence.
The correct answer is that it is a simple sentence. This means that it consists of only one independent clause - meaning there is only one finite verb in the sentence. In this case, the verb is <em>rule. </em><em />A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses; a compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses plus at least one dependent clause; a dependent clause cannot exist on its own because it is just a fragment of a larger sentence, which is obviously not the case here.
Trivial details are details that have little to no relation to the evidence you are supporting. Supporting details back up you evidence strongly. Trivial details will often be used to keep the audience interested (ex: A fun fact about the moon.)
