English Practice

Question

What is the structure of the sentence?

While the pasta cooked, the boys played together, and their grandmother relaxed.

A.
compound

B.
simple

C.
compound-complex

D.
complex

Answer 1

Kamisia,

 

The answer is C: compound-complex. There is one dependent clause ("While the pasta cooked") and more than one independent clauses ("the boys played together" "and their grandmother relaxed).