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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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types of sentences
what type of sentence is this: I asked him what the dumbest thing he had ever done was, and he said that it was when he rode a golf cart and almost tipped it over. ( i need to know if it is compound, complex, or compound-complex).
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It is a compound sentence, meaning it has two complete thoughts . I asked him what the dumbest thing he had ever done was ,and he said that it was when he rode a golf cart and almost tipped it over.
- It is a compound sentence, meaning it has two complete thoughts .
- I asked him what the dumbest thing he had ever done was ,and he said that it was when he rode a golf cart and almost tipped it over.
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It is a compound sentence, meaning it has two complete thoughts.
I asked him what the dumbest thing he had ever done was,and he said that it was when he rode a golf cart and almost tipped it over.
I asked him what the dumbest thing he had ever done was,and he said that it was when he rode a golf cart and almost tipped it over.
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Hi,
It does have two independent clauses, but if you look closely there are also subordinate clauses.
It's a compound-complex sentence, ie both compound and complex.
Clive
It does have two independent clauses, but if you look closely there are also subordinate clauses.
It's a compound-complex sentence, ie both compound and complex.
Clive
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