WBCS.LIVE practice question

Identify the type of the following sentence: 'The moon shone brightly and the travelers found their way.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Simple Sentence
  2. Complex Sentence
  3. Compound Sentence
  4. Optative Sentence

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Compound Sentence

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Compound Sentence šŸ“š Explanation: This is a compound sentence because it consists of two independent clauses ('The moon shone brightly' and 'the travelers found their way') joined by the coordinating conjunction 'and'. Each part can stand alone as a complete sentence. A complex sentence would have one part depending on the other.