The following passage discusses the work of a famous playwright. The sentence beginning with "Yet" is an example of a specific type of sentence used in writing. What type of sentence is it?
SAT · English · previous-year question
- A.A compound sentence
- B.A complex sentencecorrect
- C.A simple sentence
- D.A run-on sentence
Answer
B. A complex sentence
Explanation
A complex sentence is a sentence that contains one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. The sentence beginning with "Yet" contains the independent clause "Yet" and the dependent clause "[s]he has also become known for her work as a novelist." So the sentence is a complex sentence.
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