Identify if the sentence is simple, compound, or complex.

We played baseball while the adults barbequed hamburgers.
A. Simple sentence
B. Complex sentence
C. Compound sentence
That's Correct!
It's Wrong!

The given sentence is a “complex sentence” because it combines two clauses, “We played baseball.” and “The adults barbequed hamburgers.” and uses a subordinating conjunction “while.”

We played baseball while the adults barbequed hamburgers.

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