Answer to Question #301327 in English for Sebata

Question

Outside the courthouse, a crowd of several hundred people erupted in cheers when the verdict was announced.   

4a) What kind of sentence is the sentence in above paragraph?       

4b) Identify the two clauses from the sentence below "Outside the courthouse, a crowd of several hundred people erupted in cheers when the verdict was announced".     

Answer 1

4a. Compound Sentence

4b. Outside the courthouse- dependent clause

a crowd of several hundred people erupted in cheers when the verdict was announced Independent clause