It had rained for days; the town was flooded.
Correct answer: B. Compound
- A. Simple
- B. Compound
- C. Complex
- D. Compound complex
Explanation
The sentence "It had rained for days; the town was flooded" is a compound sentence because it:- Has two independent clauses (It had rained for days / the town was flooded)- The two clauses are joined by a semicolon (;)Both clauses are complete sentences that could stand alone, and they are joined together using a semicolon to show that they are closely related in meaning.
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