The writing on the back of the Declaration of Independence reads, "Original Declaration of Independence, dated 4th July 1776," and this writing appears on the bottom of the document, upside down.

The sentence contains two independent clauses: “The writing on the back of the Declaration of Independence reads…” and “this writing appears on the bottom of the document, upside down.” Each clause can stand on its own, and they are joined by the coordinating conjunction “and,” so the sentence is compound. The correct choice is “Compound sentence.”

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