Question

1. select the simple sentences. * pick two seth wanted to be a carpenter, but papa wanted him to go to college. ella rose carried a basket. ben delivered groceries. we watched to rain since we had nothing better to do. if mama needs help, she will ask seth.

Explanation:

A simple sentence has one independent clause and no dependent clauses. "Seth wanted to be a carpenter, but Papa wanted him to go to college" is a compound - sentence with "but" as a coordinating conjunction. "We watched to rain since we had nothing better to do" and "If Mama needs help, she will ask Seth" are complex sentences with subordinating conjunctions "since" and "if". "Ella Rose carried a basket" and "Ben delivered groceries" each have one subject - verb combination and are simple sentences.

Answer:

Ella Rose carried a basket.
Ben delivered groceries.