Identify the type of sentence It had rained for days; the town was flooded.
Correct answer: B. Compound sentence
- A. Simple sentence
- B. Compound sentence
- C. Complex sentence
- D. Compound Complex sentence
Explanation
The sentence "It had rained for days; the town was flooded" is a compound sentence because it contains:1. Two independent clauses (i.e., complete sentences): - "It had rained for days" - "The town was flooded"2. The two clauses are joined by a semicolon (;), which separates and connects the two independent clauses.Since both clauses can stand alone as separate sentences, and they're joined by a semicolon, this sentence is compound.
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