Question

What type of sentence is the following: "She wanted to stay home, but she went to the party because her friend insisted."

• A. Simple
• B. Complex
• C. Compound
• D. Compound-complex

Answer 1

Answer:

D. Compound-complex

This sentence contains two independent clauses ("She wanted to stay home" and "she went to the party") joined by a coordinating conjunction ("but") and one subordinate clause ("because her friend insisted").