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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

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Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

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A grammatical unit made up of one or more words is known as a sentence. Sentences initialises with a capital letter and end with a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation point. Sentences can be organised in various ways. According to their clause structure, sentences can be divided into four different types. They are 1. Simple sentence 2. Compound sentence 3. Complex sentence 4. Compound-Complex sentence

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1. Simple sentence: - A simple sentence has a subject and only one verb. Example: The girl sprinted after the tiger. 2. Compound sentence: - A compound sentence is framed when you join two main clauses with a connective. In a compound sentence the statements are connected by planning conjunctions/connectives (and, but, so, or). Example: Zoe can be rude at times but she is a nice girl. 3. Complex sentence: - A sentence which has one main clause and one or more dependent clauses is known as a complex sentence. Main clause gives complete meaning. Subordinate clauses or dependent clauses does not give complete meaning. It depends on the main clause for its meaning. Example: All the students laughed when the teacher cracked a joke. a) When the teacher cracked a joke - subordinate clause. b) All the students laughed - main clause. 4. Compound Complex sentence: - A sentence which has two or more main clauses and one or more subordinate clauses is known as a compound complex sentence. Example: When Leo started dancing, the girls sang and the boys whistled. Main clause - The girls sang, The boys whistled Subordinate clause - When Leo started dancing

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1. choose the correct complex form. He answered all questions, yet he did not score good marks. a) He answered all questions, otherwise he did not score good marks. b) Though he answered all questions he did not score good marks. c) Though he answered all questions he did not scored good marks. d) Having answered all questions he scored good marks. Solution: b 2. choose the correct simple form. They must speed up the work other wise they con't complete it before the sunset. a) They must speed up the work in order to complete it before the sunset. b) Unless they speed up the work they con't complete it before the sunset. c) If they do not speed up the work they con't complete it before sunset. d) Speeding up the work they can complete the work before sunset. Solution: a 3. choose the correct compound form. Not with standing the cooperation of all members, the work was not completed. a) Inspite of the cooperation of all members, the work was not completed. b) There was cooperation of all members, other wise the work was not completed. c) There was co-operation of all members, yet the work was not completed. d) There was cooperation of all members of all members, yet the work was not completed. Solution: d 4. choose the correct compound form. Despite heavy rains there was scarcity in food grains last year. a) Though heavy rains there was a security in food grains for. b) In spite of heavy rains scarcity was there in food grains last year. c) There were heavy rains, yet there was a scarcity in food grains last year. d) None of the above. Solution: c 5. choose the correct complex form. All employees are sure of a hike in their salaries. a) All employees are sure that their salaries will be hiked. b) All employees are sure therefore their salaries will be hiked. c) All employees are sure so their salaries will be hiked. d) All employees are sure of hiking their salaries. Solution: a 6. Choose the correct compound form Having finished the home work, the children started watching Tv? a) The children finished the home work ans started wacthing TV b) The children wacthed the TV and finished home work c) The children were wacthing TV because they finished home work. d) Having wacthed the TV they finished home work. Solution: a 7. Choose the correct complex form Inspite of his coming late he answered all questions a) As he came late he answered all questions b) He came late so he answered all questions c) Though he came late he answered all questions d) He came late, yet he answered all questions Solution: c 8. Choose the correct compound form Being an air hostess. She has seen many places in the world. a) She is an air hostess she had seen many places in the world. b) When she is an air hostess she has seen many places in the world. c) She has seen many places in the world since she is an air hostess. d)She is an air hostess, therefore she has seen many places in the world. Solution: d 9. Choose the correct simple form Why he is arrested is still mysterious. a) The reason for his arrest is still mysterious b) He is arrested so it is mysterious c) He is arrested yet it is mysterious d) His being arrested is still mysterious Solution: a 10. Choose the correct simple form Her words and look proclaim that she is innocent a) Her words and looks are innocent therefore it is proclaimed b) Her words and looks proclaim her innocence c) Her words and looks proclaim her innocent d) Her words and looks proclaim her innocent Solution: d