A sentence that has two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses is a:

• A. Compound sentence
• B. Complex sentence
• C. Compound-Complex sentence
• D. Simple sentence

Answer: (C)

A sentence with two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses is a compound-complex sentence. An independent clause can stand alone as a complete sentence, while a dependent clause cannot stand alone and starts with a word like because, although, since, when, if, etc. When a sentence includes at least two independent clauses plus at least one dependent clause, it combines both structures, which is exactly what a compound-complex sentence does.

For example: I finished my homework early, and I cleaned up the room because I wanted to relax. Here, two independent clauses are “I finished my homework early” and “I cleaned up the room,” and the dependent clause is “because I wanted to relax.” This pattern matches the description.