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I have been working in this school since $2009$ , This is an example of...............sentence .

types of sentences sentences english

  1. simple

  2. compound

  3. complex

  4. none of above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Since the sentence has only clause, and an independent one, it is a simple sentence. Hence, Option A is correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to this rule, hence, incorrect. 

Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:

The chair had a straight back.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. Compound

  2. Simple

  3. Complex - subordinate adverb clause

  4. Complex - subordinate noun clause

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The given sentence has only only one finite verb and thus, only one clause. Thus, it cannot be a complex or compound sentence. Therefore, Option B is the correct answer. 

Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:

Joe waited for the bus.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. Complex - subordinate adverb clause

  2. Complex - subordinate adjective clause

  3. Compound

  4. Simple

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

There is only one finite verb in the given sentence and, by extension, only one clause. Hence, the sentence cannot be a complex or a compound one. Thus, Option D is the correct answer. 

Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:

The queen answered the question of her minister.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. Compound

  2. Simple

  3. Complex - subordinate noun clause

  4. Complex - subordinate adjective clause

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The sentence contains only one finite verb and, thus, only one clause. Thus, it cannot be a complex or compound sentence. Thus, Option B is the correct answer. 

Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:

He neither slept at night nor did he finish the work.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. Simple

  2. Compound

  3. Complex - subordinate adverb clause

  4. Complex - subordinate adjective clause

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses. Here the two clauses are, "he...night" and "he...work". Hence, Option B is correct. The rest of the options do not correctly denote the sentence, hence incorrect. 

Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:

I waited for Mary at the train station but she had already left.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. Complex - subordinate noun clause

  2. Complex - subordinate adjective clause

  3. Simple

  4. Compound

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A compound sentence has at least two independent clauses. Here the two clauses are, "I..station" and "she...left". Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not correctly denote the sentence, hence incorrect. 

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:

The moon was low and the light was dim.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. the moon was low

  2. the light was dim

  3. the moon

  4. the light

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Correct Option: A,B
Explanation:

Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here both "the moon was low" and "the light was dim" make complete independent sentences, hence Option A and B are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Identify whether the following sentence is simple, compound or complex:

His bravery drew much applause.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. Simple

  2. Compound

  3. Complex - with subordinate adverb clause

  4. Complex - with subordinate noun clause

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The given sentence has only one finite verb and, by extension, only one clause. Thus, it cannot be a complex or a compound sentence. hence, Option A is the correct answer. 

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:

The lights were turned on and the doors were opened.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. The lights

  2. the doors

  3. the lights were turned on

  4. the doors were opened

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Correct Option: C,D
Explanation:

Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here both "the lights...on" and "the doors were opened" make complete independent sentences, hence Option C and D are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect. 

Identify the principal or main clause in the following sentence:

The children played in the garden and their parents ate lunch.

types of sentences sentences english

  1. The children played

  2. The children played in the garden

  3. their parents ate

  4. their parents ate lunch

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Correct Option: B,D
Explanation:

Principal clauses form a complete sentence and can stand alone without any extra information. Here both "the children...garden" and "their...lunch" make complete independent sentences, hence Options B and D are correct. The rest of the options do not adhere to the goal, hence incorrect.