I would say that all scenarios that are not too complex could be a basis for a short story, but also in principle, you could shorten and simplify any story to make a short story out of it!
So there is no clear distinction.
But among the options, the better candidates are:
a championship basketball game in which a new player is the star
a family mix-up over selecting a birthday present for Dad
the mysterious disappearance of a cake from the pantry
The other options are potentially too complex.
C. to introduce Robin Hood as a famous outlaw, or criminal, who lived in Sherwood Forest.
<span>A COMPLEX SENTENCE has one dependent clause (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun ) joined to an independent clause. 4. A COMPOUND-COMPLEX SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined to one or more dependent clauses.</span>
Answer: Recycled shouldn't be capitalized. The word "just" should be deleted from the text because it's not necessary for it to be there. The word "following" should be capitalized since it's the beginning of a sentence. There should be a space between the words "and" and "dry." Delete one word "is" in the last sentence, since there are two.