"He was badly injured in a car accident." This sentence is:
Correct answer: A. Simple
- A. Simple
- B. Complex
- C. Compound complex
- D. Compound
Explanation
The correct answer is simple.A simple sentence is a sentence that has only one independent clause, meaning it expresses a single thought or idea. The sentence "He was badly injured in a car accident" has only one clause, with a single subject (He) and a single predicate (was badly injured in a car accident).There are no dependent clauses or multiple independent clauses, which would make it a complex, compound, or compound-complex sentence.
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