SENTENCE TYPES

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Male birds defend their territory chiefly against other males of the same species

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence 'Male birds defend their territory chiefly against other males of the same species' is a simple sentence. It contains one independent clause with a subject and a predicate, making it straightforward without any dependent clauses.

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 In some cases, a warning call or threatening pose may be all the defense needed, but in other cases, intruders may refuse to leave peacefully.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence contains two independent clauses: 'a warning call or threatening pose may be all the defense needed' and 'intruders may refuse to leave peacefully', joined by 'but'. This makes it a compound sentence.

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By the end of the colonial era, the price of wood had risen slightly in eastern cities, but wood was still extremely abundant.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence is compound because it contains two independent clauses: "the price of wood had risen slightly in eastern cities" and "wood was still extremely abundant," joined by the conjunction "but."

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Because Britain was so stripped of trees, she was unable to exploit her rich iron mines.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence is complex because it contains an independent clause "she was unable to exploit her rich iron mines" and a dependent clause "Because Britain was so stripped of trees," which cannot stand alone.

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Houses and all manner of buildings were made of wood to a degree unknown in Britain.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence is a simple sentence because it contains only one independent clause with a subject ('Houses and all manner of buildings') and a predicate ('were made of wood to a degree unknown in Britain').

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Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age and devoted his life to the Peale Museum, which he founded in Philadelphia.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence is compound complex because it contains two independent clauses: "Charles Willson Peale gave up painting in his middle age" and "he devoted his life to the Peale Museum," along with a dependent clause "which he founded in Philadelphia."

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The museum's most popular display was the skeleton of a mastodon-a huge, extinct elephant-which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence is complex because it contains an independent clause "The museum's most popular display was the skeleton of a mastodon" and a dependent clause "which Peale unearthed on a New York farm in 1801."

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His works show the same luminosity and attention to detail that the works of the Dutch masters show.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence is complex because it contains an independent clause "His works show the same luminosity and attention to detail" and a dependent clause "that the works of the Dutch masters show." This structure defines it as complex.

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His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence "His daughter Sarah Miriam Peale was probably the first professional female portrait painter in America" is a simple sentence as it contains one independent clause with a subject and a predicate.

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Daytime temperatures may reach above freezing, but because the planet is blanketed by the mere wisp of an atmosphere, the heat radiates back into space.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound Complex

Answer explanation

The sentence is compound complex because it contains two independent clauses ('Daytime temperatures may reach above freezing' and 'the heat radiates back into space') and one dependent clause ('because the planet is blanketed by the mere wisp of an atmosphere').