Directions: Use Your Knowledge of Reading, Writing, and the Conventions

question 57

Multiple Choice

Directions: Use your knowledge of reading, writing, and the conventions of grammar to answer the following questions. "The grocery clerk checked out my groceries and then bagged them for me" is a

• A) simple sentence
• B) compound sentence
• C) complex sentence
• D) simple sentence with a compound predicate

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Definitions:

Shortages

The situation where the demand for a product or service exceeds its supply in a market.

Price Ceiling

A government-imposed limit on the price charged for a product or service, intended to prevent prices from becoming too high.

Surplus

An amount of something left over when requirements have been met; in economic terms, this can refer to excess supply over demand in a market, leading to lower prices.

Shortage

A condition where there's more market demand for a product or service than what is supplied.