Question

which type of sentence is this? an éclair—a long, thin, frosted pastry—is traditionally filled with vanilla cream, but its flavor can be enhanced with other fillings, such as chocolate, coffee, strawberry, or pistachio. simple compound complex compound - complex

Explanation:

A compound sentence joins two independent clauses (complete thoughts) with a coordinating conjunction (here, "but"). The given sentence has two independent clauses: 1) "An éclair—a long, thin, frosted pastry—is traditionally filled with vanilla cream" and 2) "its flavor can be enhanced with other fillings, such as chocolate, coffee, strawberry, or pistachio". The parenthetical phrase is non-essential and does not change the sentence type.

Answer:

compound