Tag: english

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

Option D is the correct answer. There is only one finite verb. Thus, there is only one clause. So, it cannot be a compound or a complex sentence. Though the sentence is small, it does indeed contain a verb and makes complete sense, which does not make it a phrase. Therefore, Options A,B and C are all incorrect. 

Option A is the correct answer. Though there is a conjunction between the two names mentioned in the sentence, there is only one finite verb is the sentence and, thus, only one clause. Thus, Options B,C and D are all incorrect. 

Option A is the correct answer. The given sentence is a simple sentence. It contains only one finite verb, and thus, only one clause. There are no conjunctions indicating the joining of two separate sentences. Hence, Options B,C and D are  incorrect.

Subordinate clauses start with conjunctions or prepositions and cannot exist without the on the main clause. Here “wherever you like” is dependent on “You may stand”. Hence, Option D is correct. The rest of the options do not fit this description, hence incorrect.

A simple sentence is made up of a subject and verb; an object may or may not be present in the sentence. (It depends on the nature of the verb.) Without the subject or verb, the words become a phrase. Option A contains the subject "She" and verb "cooks", hence it is a simple sentence and A is correct. Option B does not have a subject nor a verb, it's a phrase. Option C is a subordinate clause, containing the subordinator "after"; the clause is not a sentence as it's dependent, i.e., it isn't complete in meaning. Option D lacks the subject, so it's not a sentence. Hence options B, C and D are incorrect.

A simple sentence is made up of only one clause, containing one subject and one verb. From the given options, A contains one clause, with one subject "John", one verb "had taken" and one object "the day off". Hence it is a simple sentence and option A is correct. Option B starts with a subordinating conjunction which makes the clause dependent. Dependent clauses are incomplete in meaning whereas a simple sentence is an independent clause, complete in meaning. Hence option B is incorrect. The sentence in C is a complex sentence made up of an independent clause "John got an urgent call from work" and a dependent clause "even though he had taken the day off" hence C is incorrect. Option D is grammatically incorrect, the subject John cannot be followed by a pronoun, as pronouns replace the nouns (here, the subject).

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses. (Independent clauses can stand as complete sentences on their own). By copulative compound sentences, we mean that the clauses are merely connected together. They do not express any relation between one another, like that of alternative or inference-based sentences.
Conjunctions that add such clauses include also, and, too, etc.,. From the options, the sentences in A express two unrelated actions and are hence, unconnected in terms of meaning. Hence it is the most suitable option and A is right. ("Not only...but also" lays emphasis on the latter clause, besides connecting the sentences.)
The complete sentence that is formed is: She not only passed the examination, but also received a scholarship.
Option B expresses a contrast between the two ideas.
Similarly, option C expresses a contrast, the general idea being that money makes you happy.
Option D is inference based, where one action results in an outcome that is expressed in the latter clause "reached great heights". Since these sentences express a relation between one another, and cannot merely connect with each other, options B, C and D are incorrect.

A simple sentence is consists of a single subject and a verb. From the given options, B contains a simple sentence made up of one subject "My car" and one verb "broke down". Hence B is correct.
Option A is incomplete in meaning, it lacks a verb that would qualify it as a sentence.
Option C is grammatically incorrect. When a sentence begins with 'so', it is usually followed by a comma ','. ('So' when used in the beginning of a sentence functions as a discourse marker, i.e., it connects the sentence with a previous idea.)
Option D is a compound sentence, made up of two independent clauses: 'My car broke down' and 'I had to look around for a taxi'. ('so' is a conjunction that connects the clauses)
It has two subjects and two verbs. Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.

A simple sentence is consists of a single subject and a verb. Option D contains a simple sentence, made with the subject "A young English lady" and the verb "asked", hence option D is correct. Option A does not contain a subject, the noun is missing from "A young English", hence it isn't a sentence. Option B lacks a suitable subject since English is an adjective, Englishman is a noun, so it isn't a sentence. In option C the article "A" is incorrectly placed, the correct one should be 'an' and the article is missing from special tea, so it isn't a complete simple sentence. Hence options A, B and C are incorrect.