[Grammar] The parcel fell off the truck, and landed on an employee.

[justlee]

Greets! Hope your day is great!

I did testing last week one question on the initial assessment question asking this:

Are these sentences complex or compound sentences or complex compound.

The parcel fell off the truck, and landed on an employee.
I liked the cheese sandwiches, yet the beef burgers were significantly better.
Our competitors went out of business when the bank cut their credit.
A client went to our store, and he bought a mp3 player that was faulty.

There was no feedback only % score

I think I answered
1 complex
2 compound
3 complex
4 compound

I am thinking if the sentence can split and still make sense = compound?
If sentence is split and need more information = complex?

Any advice

Thanks for you time

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]Greets![/STRIKE] Greetings! "Greets" is not a standard greeting. It's the third person singular form of the verb "greet" only.

I hope your day is great! Please use full sentences.

I did [STRIKE]testing[/STRIKE] a test last week. One question on the initial assessment [strike]question[/strike] [STRIKE]asking[/STRIKE] was this:

Are these sentences complex or compound sentences, or complex-compound?

1. The parcel fell off the truck, and landed on an employee.
2. I liked the cheese sandwiches, yet the beef burgers were significantly better.
3. Our competitors went out of business when the bank cut their credit.
4. A client went to our store, and he bought an mp3 player that was faulty.
There was no feedback, only [STRIKE]%[/STRIKE] a percentage score.

I think I answered:
1. complex
2. compound
3. complex
4. compound

I [STRIKE]am thinking[/STRIKE] think that if the sentence can be split and still make sense, it's compound, and if the sentence is split [STRIKE]and[/STRIKE] but needs more information, it's complex.
I would be grateful for any advice.
Thanks for your time.

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

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[jutfrank]

You have numbers 3 and 4 right. Think again about 1 and 2.

In 1, what is the subject of each verb? How would you expand the second clause to include its subject?
In 2, are both clauses independent?

 

[Tdol]

In number 1, I'd say something like hit an employee.

 

[Tarheel]

Say:

The parcel fell off a truck and landed on an employee.

(Or: hit an employee.)