A writer changed the sentence below. analyze the sentence, and evaluate whether the writer met the stated goal. writing goal: th
is compound sentence is to be made into a simple sentence. the snow is falling heavily this morning, but it won't last long. the result is this: the snow is falling heavily this morning but won't last long. this result is _____. incorrect because it is not joined correctly correct but not a simple sentence correct and meets the stated goal
The result: “the snow is falling heavily this morning but won't last long” is correct but still not a simple sentence. A simple sentence would be "The snow falling heavily this morning won't last long" (without is).
A simple sentence consists of a single independent clause with a subject and a verb, and can stand on its own. The simple sentence given possesses one subject, <em>the snow</em>, and a compound predicate with two verbs for the same subject: <em>is falling</em><em> heavily this morning but </em><em>won't last </em><em>long</em>. Besides, the verbs are correctly joined by the coordinating conjunction <em>but</em>.
