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Identify the type of sentence: "Despite being rich, he is not happy."

  • 1
    Simple sentence
  • 2
    Compound sentence
  • 3
    Complex sentence
  • 4
    Compound-complex sentence
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Answer : 3. "Complex sentence"
Explanation :

The sentence "Despite being rich, he is not happy." is a complex sentence (C).

Here's the reasoning:

It contains one independent clause: "he is not happy."

It also includes a dependent clause: "Despite being rich."

In a complex sentence, there's at least one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.

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