Read the sentence.

minerals are new mexico’s richest natural resource, and the state is one of the u. s. leaders in output of uranium and potassium salts.

which is the correct sentence structure for this sentence?

a. compound

b. simple

c. complex

d. compound-complex

The correct sentence structure for the sentence above is compound sentence (A).

Explanation:

Compound sentences join two or more independent clauses with a coordinator such as for, and or but, or a semicolon. Independent clauses are clauses that can stand alone as a sentence. They do not depend on a main sentence to complete their meaning. In this case, the two clauses are the following ones: "Minerals are New Mexico's richest natural resource and "and the state is one of the U.S. leaders in output of uranium and potassium salts". They have been linked with the coordinator "and".

- "these rights are natural and god-given to all men equally." (i disagree cuz i kind of think it's 'a' but who knows.)

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.