Question

is this a simple sentence? british general john burgoyne surrendered to american forces at the battle of saratoga. yes no

Explanation:

A simple sentence has one independent clause (subject + predicate). The sentence "British general John Burgoyne surrendered to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga" has a subject ("British general John Burgoyne") and a predicate ("surrendered to American forces at the Battle of Saratoga"), forming one independent clause. So it is a simple sentence.

Answer:

yes