What type of sentence is created when an independent clause and a dependent clause are joined?

example: the boys did not go to the park because they went to the zoo.

a. compound

b. complex

c. simple

d. conjoined

B. complex

Explanation:

A complex sentence includes both a dependent and independent clause, which a dependent clause cannot stand alone, even if a verb and a noun exist, but an independent clause can, in a sentence:

The boys did not go to the park because they went to the zoo.

Dependent Clause: Bold

Independent Clause: Underline

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