“It staggered me, stopped my breath, stopped all of me dead on the deck when I saw it.” (Page 1)
It is a complex sentence. In this sentence, there are two clauses in this sentence. One is independent clause and one is dependent clause. Therefore, this sentence is complex sentence.
“Of course, it didn't happen that smoothly.” (Page 82)
It is a simple sentence. In this sentence, there is only one independent clause. Therefore, this sentence is a simple sentence.
“I know a thing, I know this.” (Page 46)
This sentence is a compound sentence. In this sentence, there are two clauses and they are independent clauses. Therefore, this sentence is a compound sentence.
“The piece of rope I had put around my waist was not ling enough to allow me to get up to the jib so I found another loose sheet, tied it around my waist and to the mast, untied the first piece of rope, and on my hands and knees crawled out on the tiny foredeck to find that the jib came down surprisingly easily.” (Page 54)
This sentence is a compound-complex sentence. There are three independent clauses and two dependent clauses. Therefore, this sentence is a compound-complex sentence.
“But I saw the deep green light through the water pouring over me and it jarred me out of my panic-induced stupor.” (Page 45)
This sentence perplexes me because I do not know can I say “through the water pouring over me” is a dependent clause.
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Consider this passage from your post:
“I knew the boom thing held the bottom of the big sail.” (Page 24)
It is a simple sentence. In this sentence, there is only one independent clause. Therefore, this sentence is a simple sentence.
Which sentences here are true and which are not? Why?
“I know a thing, I know this.” (Page 46)
You say this is a compound sentence.Ther are two independent clause but there is no coordination.So how do you say it is a compound sentence and why?
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