Rachel's younger brother is in fourth grade. She is trying to explain to him how to do a household task. She is going to read the explanation aloud and post it on the refrigerator for him to refer to later. What kind of sentences do you recommend Rachel use: simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex?

Question

Rachel's younger brother is in fourth grade. She is trying to explain to him how to do a household task. She is going to read the explanation aloud and post it on the refrigerator for him to refer to later. What kind of sentences do you recommend Rachel use: simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex? 
Identify two sentence types and explain why you think they would effectively communicate Rachel's message.

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I recommend Rachel use simple and compound sentences. Simple sentences will be easy for her younger brother to understand, as they have a straightforward structure consisting of a single subject and verb. Compound sentences, which contain two independent clauses joined by a conjunction, can add some variety to the explanation without being overly complex. Both of these sentence types will be effective in communicating her message in a clear and easy-to-follow manner for a fourth-grader.