Question

read the paragraph, which is a summary of a slave narrative by olaudah equiano.
1 robert king was a quaker merchant and a kind man, and he treated equiano well. 2 he used equiano to work at a number of jobs for him, yet he also hired him out to other merchants. 3 a certain boat captain of kings, thomas farmer, often traveled between the west indies and north america, so he needed equianos services. 4 because equiano had sea-going experience, he could be quite useful to farmer.
which sentence in the paragraph is structured differently than the others?
sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4

Explanation:

First, analyze the sentence structure of each option:

1. Sentence 1: Compound sentence, uses "and" to join two independent clauses.
2. Sentence 2: Compound sentence, uses "yet" to join two independent clauses.
3. Sentence 3: Complex sentence, uses "so" to join an independent clause and a dependent clause.
4. Sentence 4: Complex sentence, uses "because" to join a dependent clause and an independent clause.

Sentences 3 and 4 are complex (one independent + one dependent clause), while sentences 1 and 2 are compound (two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction). Wait, correction: Recheck: Sentence 1: "Robert King was a Quaker merchant and a kind man, and he treated Equiano well." Two independent clauses: (1) Robert King was a Quaker merchant and a kind man; (2) he treated Equiano well. Joined by "and" (coordinating conjunction). Sentence 2: "He used Equiano to work at a number of jobs for him, yet he also hired him out to other merchants." Two independent clauses joined by "yet" (coordinating conjunction). Sentence 3: "A certain boat captain of King's, Thomas Farmer, often traveled between the West Indies and North America, so he needed Equiano's services." This is a compound sentence? No, wait: "so" here acts as a coordinating conjunction joining two independent clauses. Wait, no—Sentence 4: "Because Equiano had sea-going experience, he could be quite useful to Farmer." This is a complex sentence, with a dependent adverbial clause ("Because Equiano had sea-going experience") leading the independent clause. The first three sentences have two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (and, yet, so), while Sentence 4 has a dependent clause followed by an independent clause, making its structure different from the others.

Answer:

sentence 4