Question

State whether these sentences are simple, compound or complex.

1. We met rather few people who spoke English.
2. I have been on rather too many planes and trains recently.
3. We drove right up to Helsinki in two days.
4. I don’t care how expensive it is.
5. Two minutes ago the child was fast asleep, but now he is wide awake.
6. He is not tall enough to be a soldier.
7. I guess she just doesn’t respect you.
8. I have got four sisters and each of them is quite different from the others.

WHo answer corrrect i mark you brainlist

Answer 1

Answer:

1. “We met rather few people who spoke English” is a Complex sentence.

2. I have been on rather too many planes and trains recently is a compound sentence of positive nature.

3. We drove right up to Helsinki in two days is a complex sentence.

4. I don’t care how expensive it is, is a complex sentence.

5.Two minutes ago the child was fast asleep, but now he is wide awake is a compound sentence.

6.He is not tall enough to be a soldier is a simple sentence.

7.I guess she just doesn’t respect you is a complex sentence.

8.I have got four sisters and each of them is quite different from the others is a compound sentence.

Explanation:

1.Simple sentences are the ones which have only one clause.

2.A sentence is a group of words that explain or describe something. A compound sentence has two independent objects in from of verb or thought.

3.The verb is drove.

4.Clauses connected by subordinating conjunctions or relative pronouns form complex sentences.

5.The given sentence has two coordinate clauses connected by the conjunction but.

6.The given sentence has only one finite verb and hence it has only one clause.

7.The given sentence has a main clause and a subordinate noun clause which acts as the object of the verb ‘guess’.

8.The given sentence has two coordinate clauses connected by the conjunction and.

PLEASE MARK ME AS BRAINLIEST.!!