Question

In another corner of the room behind a screen was a gas plate and an icebox (split into two sentences)

Answer 1

By splitting the given sentence into two simple sentences we will get this '' There were a gas plate and an icebox. It was on another corner of the room behind the screen''.

Explanation:

• A simple sentence consists of only one clause.
• It includes one subject with one predicate.
• It expresses the complete thought as it has only one independent grammatical organization.
• It can be written easily without any support and helping verbs.
• There are four more types of simple sentences.