Question

select the correct category for each underlined part of the passage. the package arrived this morning. i was excited to open it. it was a gift from my friend, and it was wrapped in colorful paper. the package arrived this morning. it was a gift from my friend, and it was wrapped in colorful paper. compound sentence other

Explanation:

A simple sentence has one independent clause (a complete thought with subject and verb). A compound sentence has two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinator like "and".

1. "The package arrived this morning." is a single independent clause, so it falls under "Other".
2. "It was a gift from my friend, and it was wrapped in colorful paper." has two independent clauses joined by "and", so it is a compound sentence.

Answer:

• The package arrived this morning.: Other
• It was a gift from my friend, and it was wrapped in colorful paper.: Compound Sentence