While Ali reads the novels, Zia reads comics, but Hassan reads only fair tales.
Correct answer: D. compound complex sentence
- A. simple sentence
- B. compound sentence
- C. complex sentence
- D. compound complex sentence
Explanation
Compound-complex sentence (Correct): This type perfectly fits the structure here. It has multiple independent clauses connected by coordinating conjunctions ("while" and "but") and one or more dependent clauses. Independent clause 1: "Ali reads the novels" Independent clause 2: "Zia reads comics" Independent clause 3: "Hassan reads only fair tales" (although grammatically not ideal to start a sentence with "only," it can be interpreted as an independent clause here for clarity) While all three clauses are independent, they are connected by the coordinating conjunctions, making it a compound structure.
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