Question

read the sentence.

if you start to feel hungry, fix yourself a snack.

this is an example of a

simple sentence.
compound sentence.
complex sentence.
compound-complex sentence.

Explanation:

Analyze the clauses in the sentence

The sentence is: "If you start to feel hungry, fix yourself a snack."

• "If you start to feel hungry" is a dependent clause (subordinating conjunction "If" + subject "you" + verb "start").
• "fix yourself a snack" is an independent clause (imperative sentence with an implied subject "you" + verb "fix").

Determine the sentence structure

A sentence containing exactly one independent clause and at least one dependent clause is classified as a complex sentence.

Answer:

• simple sentence.
• compound sentence.
• complex sentence. (Correct answer)
• compound-complex sentence.