Question

read the sentence.
the tracking party followed their prey to the river, but there they lost the trail, even though they had several bloodhounds with them.
what type of sentence is this?
○ a simple sentence
○ a complex sentence
○ a compound sentence
○ a compound - complex sentence

Explanation:

1. A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
2. Independent clauses (can stand alone):

• "The tracking party followed their prey to the river"
• "but there they lost the trail"

1. Dependent clause (cannot stand alone, starts with subordinating conjunction "even though"):

• "even though they had several bloodhounds with them"

Answer:

a compound-complex sentence