Question

select the correct text in the passage. which sentence is a simple sentence? time is not always change. time can also mean continuity, and it can mean keeping acknowledged truths in mind despite differences in circumstances. there is no better example of this in things fall apart than the retellings of the proverb about the bird named eneke. the language in both retellings is almost identical despite the length of time that has passed between their repetitions. in comparing the usages of the same proverb, achebe allows his readers to note the similarities and differences between the situations, and he helps them understand how this story can be applied to their own lives.

Explanation:

A simple sentence has one independent clause. "Time is not always change." has one subject ("Time") and one predicate ("is not always change"), making it a simple sentence. The other sentences have multiple clauses (e.g., "Time can also mean continuity, and it can mean... " has two independent clauses joined by "and"; "There is no better example... than... " has a main clause and a dependent clause; "In comparing... he helps... " has a prepositional phrase and two actions in the main part which can be seen as having a more complex structure).

Answer:

Time is not always change.