Question

I did not attend the meeting because i was sick.... what type of sentence it is: compound or complex

Answer 1

I think it is complex

Answer 2

''I did not attend the meeting because I was sick'' is a Compound Sentence.

• A compound sentence is made up of two or more independent clauses that are joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction. You can also join independent clauses with a semicolon or a semicolon, conjunction adverb, and comma.
• In this sentence the two independent clauses are -

1. I did not attend the meeting.
2. I was sick.

• The conjunction used in this sentence is 'because'.

• This helps us identify that this sentence is a compound sentence.

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