Question

question 6 of 10
which option is an example of a simple sentence?
a. the practice of animal testing should be stopped and the labs dismantled.
b. animal testing is cruel because animals suffer horrible deaths.
c. animal testing is a cruel way to advance the progress of science.
d. because animal testing is so cruel, it should be stopped immediately.

Explanation:

A simple sentence contains one independent clause (a complete thought with a subject and predicate) and no dependent clauses.

• Option A has two coordinated predicates but still one independent clause, but it's a compound predicate, not a simple sentence structure in the strict single independent clause sense.
• Option B contains a dependent clause ("because animals suffer horrible deaths") attached to an independent clause, making it a complex sentence.
• Option C is a single independent clause with one subject ("Animal testing") and one predicate ("is a cruel way to advance the progress of science"), fitting the definition of a simple sentence.
• Option D has a dependent clause ("Because animal testing is so cruel") at the start, making it a complex sentence.

Answer:

C. Animal testing is a cruel way to advance the progress of science.