Sentence Types $($L$.$o$\mathrm{.}3)$

YOUR TASK. For each of the numbered sentences, select the letter that identifies its type:

a$.$ Simple sentence

b$.$ Compound sentence

c$.$ Complex sentence

d$.$ Compound$-$complex sentence

Bottled water consumption rose $2\mathrm{.}2$ percent in volume last year.

Because Americans are increasingly health conscious, they are dinking more bottled water than ever before.

Americans are drinking fewer soft drinks, and heavy hitters Coca$-$ Cola and PepsiCo are affected negatively.

Calorie$-$counting Americans are backing away from sugary soda, but they are also fleeing diet soda.

Sales volume across the entire beverage industry slid last years however, smaller players such as Monster

Beverage and Red Bull expanded their market share because they appealed to younger consumers.