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Given below are compound sentences, choose the option that is made up of adversative clauses:

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  1. We must leave the facility or else we will get into trouble

  2. I need to finish the household chores and leave for work by 9 o'clock.

  3. There was so much chaos around her, still she kept her cool.

  4. He's awake, for I see the light is on in his bedroom.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Adversative compound sentences contain two ideas that contrast each other in meaning. The conjunctions used in such sentences include but, yet, still and so on. Option C contains two contrasting ideas, "chaos around her" and "kept her cool", hence option C is correct. Option A contains two alternate ideas, represented by "or else", hence it's not adversative in nature, option A incorrect. Option B contains two cumulative clauses, connected with the conjunction "and", hence B is incorrect. Option D is inference based, as one idea is inferred or deduced from another, hence D is also incorrect.

Given are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair which can be joined together with the conjunctions 'either...or' :

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  1. We love to travel. We love to try different cuisines.

  2. You can go to Rome and set up your business. You can stay here and expand it locally.

  3. He is an author. He is a politician.

  4. She had reached home. It began to rain.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Alternative compound sentences express a choice between two alternatives. The pair of sentences in option B have the alternatives "go to Rome..." and "stay here..." They can be joined using "either...or", hence B is the correct option. Option A contains two unrelated sentences, they are not alternatives hence A is incorrect. Similarly, C does not contain alternatives, hence it's incorrect. Option D is in relation to time, they are not alternatives, hence D is incorrect.

Given below are compound sentences. Choose the option that expresses a contrast in meaning:

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  1. You either go big or you go home.

  2. We worked so hard for this event but it wasn't attended by a lot of people.

  3. The rooms have been painted and the floor has been polished.

  4. I had an assignment to complete, therefore I couldn't attend the party.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Adversative compound sentences contain two ideas that contrast each other in meaning. The conjunctions used in such sentences include but, yet, still and so on. 

Option B contains contrasting clauses: "we worked so hard" and "it wasn't attended by a lot of people". Hence B is correct. Option A expresses a choice between two alternatives: "go big" or "go home". Hence A is incorrect. Option C contains a cumulative compound sentence, i.e., two ideas that are merely added to one another, hence it does not express a contrast and C is incorrect. Option D is inference-based, one idea influences the outcome of the other. It does not contrast in meaning, making D incorrect.

Choose the appropriate option that contains a simple sentence, made from the words given below:
Mary, had, a white furry little lamb, but, Jacob, had, a large fat sheep.

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  1. Mary a white furry little lamb.

  2. But Jacob had a large fat sheep.

  3. Mary had a white furry little lamb.

  4. Mary had.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A simple sentence consists of a single subject and a verb. From the options given, C forms a complete sentence, with the subject "Mary" and the verb "had", hence option C is correct. In Option A the verb is missing, it cannot form a simple sentence. Option B is a subordinate clause which does not have a complete meaning. Option D is incomplete, even though it contains a subject and a verb. Some sentences require only the subject and the verb to form a sentence. This happens when the verb is intransitive i.e., it does not require an object; for example, 'I cycle.' These verbs are mainly action verbs. The verb in D is transitive, that is, it requires an object. Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.

Arrange the given words to form a simple sentence:
usually, drink, tea, milk, The, without, English

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  1. The English tea usually drink.

  2. The English drink tea without.

  3. The English usually drink tea without milk.

  4. English drink without.

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A simple sentence is consists of a subject and a verb.
From the options, C is a complete sentence; it's a simple sentence as it contains one subject "The English" and one verb "drink". Hence option C is correct. ('English' is generally used as an adjective, but when referring to a group of people and along with the article 'the', it can perform as a noun.)
Option A contains both subject and verb, but it is still not a sentence, because the usual order of words in a sentence are: subject + verb + object, whereas the order here is subject (The English) + object (tea) + verb (usually drink). The object is the recipient of the verb. Hence option A is incorrect.
Option B is incomplete, it is not a simple sentence as the preposition 'without' lacks a suitable object, hence B is incorrect.
Similarly, Option D is incomplete (the preposition 'without' requires an object), so D is also incorrect.

Given below are a pair of clauses in each option, choose the appropriate pair which can be joined together by the adversative conjunction 'yet':

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  1. My grandmother is sixty-five. She plays basketball with me.

  2. She must be very tired. She fell asleep the moment she sat on the bed.

  3. Would you prefer to go for a swim? Would you prefer to go for a walk?

  4. I have to go to the dairy. I have to buy some milk from there.

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Adversative compound sentences contain two ideas that contrast each other in meaning. The conjunctions used in such sentences include but, yet, still and so on. From the options, A is the most suitable as it contains contrasting ideas, the general idea being that at this age one does not play basketball. Option B contains inference based sentences, where the former is inferred from the latter, hence B is incorrect. Option C presents a choice between two ideas "swim" and "walk", hence C is incorrect. Option D contains two ideas that can be connected with a cumulative conjunction 'and', since they have a similar goal, 'go to the dairy and buy milk'. Hence D is incorrect.

Choose the compound sentence from the following options:

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  1. I like playing football, whereas my brother likes playing golf.

  2. My brother plays golf as if he's a champion at it.

  3. Because she didn't finish her meal, she was punished.

  4. When do you plan on completing your target?

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A compound sentence is made up of independent clauses, i.e., both clauses can stand as complete sentences. They use a coordinating conjunction to combine the clauses. Option A contains a compound sentence which contains two independent clauses (I like playing football and my brother likes playing golf). The conjunction that combines them, "whereas" is a coordinating conjunction. Hence option A is correct. Option B contains a complex sentence; the clause that begins with "as if" is the dependent clause. Hence option B is incorrect. Similarly, option C is also a complex sentence; the clause beginning with "because" is a dependent clause. Hence C is incorrect. Option D contains a simple sentence, with one clause, hence D is also incorrect.

There are a pair of clauses in each option. Choose the appropriate pair that can be combined with the help of the conjunction 'or' :

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  1. Saira has to bake a cake. She had promised her friend one.

  2. I met with a minor accident. I went to work.

  3. Solve your own problems. You will learn from them.

  4. You can stand up and make changes. You can sit and complain.

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Alternative compound sentences express a choice between two alternatives. Option D expresses two alternatives, "make changes" and "complain", hence option D is correct. Option A expresses a cause and effect relationship between the sentences, hence it's not the appropriate option. Option B expresses two contrasting ideas, "met with...accident" and "went to work", hence it isn't the appropriate option. Option C is inference based, where one is deduced from the other, hence it's not an appropriate option.

Choose the sentence that is made up of Illative clauses:

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  1. Marty read this biography and lent it to me.

  2. I had misbehaved in school, therefore, I was punished.

  3. Shakti died in his sleep.

  4. I am taller than my elder sister.

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

A compound sentence is made up of two independent clauses, which are complete sentences on their own. Illative compound sentences contain clauses where one is inferred or deduced from another; for example, "There's someone in the hall for the light is on", where "for" is an Illative conjunction. From the given options, Option B contains a sentence of the Illative nature as the clause "I was punished" is the conclusion or inference of the clause "I had misbehaved in school". Hence B is correct. Option A does not contain Illative main clauses: one does not conclude the other, Hence A is incorrect. The sentence in C is a simple sentence, there is only one clause; hence C is incorrect. Option D is a complex sentence whereas sentences with Illative clauses are compound. The sentence in D expresses comparison and not inference; hence D is also incorrect.

Identify the type of sentence given below:
Although the kid is new in school, she has managed to make a lot of friends already.

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  1. Simple Sentence

  2. Compound Sentence

  3. Complex Sentence

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A complex sentence is made up of two or more clauses, where at least one of them should be independent, i.e., complete in meaning. The other clause/clauses should be dependent; it should depend on the main/independent clause for its complete meaning. The given sentence is made up of a dependent clause "Although the kid is new in school" that depends on the main clause "she has managed to make a lot of friends today" for its full meaning. Hence, the sentence is complex and option C is correct. A simple sentence contains only one clause. A compound sentence requires both independent clauses, hence options A and B are incorrect. Option D is incorrect because the correct answer lies in C.