Question

Read the following sentence and identify its type.
Although he received the highest number of votes, he won only about 40%
of the popular vote.

Answer 1

Answer:

According to structure, this sentence is a COMPLEX SENTENCE.

According to function, this sentence is a DECLARATIVE SENTENCE.

Explanation:

This is a COMPLEX SENTENCE.

• A complex sentence has one or more dependent clauses.

This is because the thought is complete. It has a subject and a predicate (the action or information about the subject). "The students are studying."

• Due to the subordinating conjunctions, a dependent clause has both a subject and a predicate (before, although, since, when). "Because he is unprepared."

With the most votes, he garnered only 40% of the popular vote. It has one dependent clause and one independent clause.

• Although he garnered the most votes,

He received around 40% of the vote.

This is a DECLARATIVE SENTENCE.

Statements are declarative. It's punctuated.

When a period finishes a declarative sentence, these criteria are met.