The correct answer is C. complex.
A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Here, the independent clause is <em>Galileo, the first astronomer to use a telescope, confirmed the theory </em>and the dependent clause is <em>that the earth and planets circle the sun.
</em>A is incorrect because a simple sentence contains only one independent clause; B is incorrect because a compound sentence contains at least two independent clauses; D is incorrect because a compound-complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least two dependent ones.
We went out to the park. Then we had some ice cream. next we went to the pool. next we had lunch. then we went to the theme park.Next we had dinner.last we went home.
B i have read the mocking bird but it's been a minute
A subject is the one being discussed in the sentence. In the question about, Who functions as the subject. It is the receiver of the action-- <em>left a pair of mittens on the ground. </em>The direct object is the <em>pair of mittens</em>. It's not possessive because it's not asking about ownership. <em>Park </em>is the object of the preposition.
ANSWER: A