Answer :
Let's analyze the given sentences to identify their type - simple, compound, or complex.
The tall man with the brown cap shoots the fierce lion accurately in the chest between the bushes.
- This sentence is a simple sentence. It consists of a single independent clause with a subject (The tall man) and a predicate (shoots the fierce lion accurately in the chest between the bushes).
The girl is very pretty.
- This is also a simple sentence. It contains a straightforward independent clause with a subject (The girl) and a predicate (is very pretty).
Boys like to play rugby but girls prefer netball.
- This is a compound sentence. It has two independent clauses ('Boys like to play rugby' and 'girls prefer netball') joined by the coordinating conjunction 'but'.
The boy who has pimples is nevertheless good-looking.
- This is a complex sentence. It contains an independent clause ('The boy is nevertheless good-looking') and a dependent (or relative) clause ('who has pimples'). The dependent clause provides additional information about the subject.
A corner of the garden, between the pond and the red-brick wall, is lush, though not colourful.
- This sentence is a complex sentence. It includes an independent clause ('A corner of the garden is lush') and a dependent clause ('though not colourful'), where the dependent clause provides additional commentary about the main clause.