Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. "The grocery clerk checked out my groceries and then bagged them for me" is a
A)compound-complex sentence
B)compound sentence
C)complex sentence
D)simple sentence with a compound predicate

Question

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. "The grocery clerk checked out my groceries and then bagged them for me" is a
A)compound-complex sentence
B)compound sentence
C)complex sentence
D)simple sentence with a compound predicate

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

This sentence is a simple sentence because it has only one independent clause ("The grocery clerk checked out my groceries and then bagged them for me"). It has a compound predicate because the subject ("The grocery clerk") performs two actions ("checked out my groceries" and "bagged them for me").

Directions: Use Your Knowledge of Reading, Writing, and the Conventions