Asked by kelvin calin
Read the sentence.
Because the high winds are blowing, the fire may spread rapidly, and we have been ordered to evacuate.
What type of sentence is this?
a simple sentence
a complex sentence
a compound-complex sentence
a compound sentence
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Compound-complex sentence.
Reason: it contains a dependent clause ("Because the high winds are blowing") plus two independent clauses joined by "and" ("the fire may spread rapidly" and "we have been ordered to evacuate").
Reason: it contains a dependent clause ("Because the high winds are blowing") plus two independent clauses joined by "and" ("the fire may spread rapidly" and "we have been ordered to evacuate").
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