Which of the following is simple sentence?

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Because he didn't know the route well, Joshua drove cautiously.
Joshua drove cautiously.
Joshua drove cautiously, and breathed a sigh of relief when he arrived at the house.
Joshua, driving to visit his sister in Montana, was worried that he would get a flat tire on the way there.

Joshua drove cautiously.

The simple sentence among the options is: "Joshua drove cautiously."

To determine which of the given options is a simple sentence, we need to understand what a simple sentence is. A simple sentence consists of a subject and a predicate. It expresses a complete thought and does not contain any dependent clauses.

Let's analyze each option:

1. "Because he didn't know the route well, Joshua drove cautiously." - This option is not a simple sentence because it contains a dependent clause ("Because he didn't know the route well") in addition to the main clause.

2. "Joshua drove cautiously." - This option is a simple sentence. It contains a subject ("Joshua") and a predicate ("drove cautiously"). It expresses a complete thought.

3. "Joshua drove cautiously and breathed a sigh of relief when he arrived at the house." - This option is not a simple sentence because it contains two independent clauses joined by the conjunction "and."

4. "Joshua, driving to visit his sister in Montana, was worried that he would get a flat tire on the way there." - This option is not a simple sentence because it contains a dependent clause ("driving to visit his sister in Montana") in addition to the main clause.

Based on the analysis, the simple sentence is:

- "Joshua drove cautiously."