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Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Choose the complex sentence from the following options:

  1. There are recent complaints concerning the local school in my area.

  2. The canteen in this school smells of grease and fried food.

  3. They serve unhealthy, unappetizing food and the students prefer to bring food from home.

  4. Although the parents of the students have raised an alarm regarding the food standards, the school authorities haven't brought about much improvement.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
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. From the options, D contains a complex sentence. The dependent clause begins with the conjunction 'although' and depends on the main clause "the school authorities haven't...improvement" for its complete meaning. Hence D is the complex sentence. Option A is a simple sentence; it contains only one clause. Similarly, Option B is also a simple sentence which contains one clause. Hence A and B are incorrect. Option C contains a compound sentence, both clauses are independent making C incorrect.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Identify the type of sentence given below:
After reaching the station, we waited for half an hour for the train to arrive.

  1. Simple Sentence

  2. Complex Sentence

  3. Compound Sentence

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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 "After reaching the station" that depends on the main clause "we waited for half an hour for the train to arrive" for its full meaning. Hence it is a complex sentence and option B is correct. A simple sentence requires only one clause. A compound sentence requires both clauses to be independent, hence options A and C are incorrect. Option D is incorrect because the correct answer lies in option B.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

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

  1. I love chocolate. I don't eat cake.

  2. Someone's at the door. I heard somebody knock.

  3. I don't smoke. I don't drink alcohol.

  4. I was praised for my bravery. I was given a medal for it.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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.
In this question, we need to choose the option that can use "for" as a conjunction. The sentence in option B. "Someone's at the door" is deduced from "I heard somebody knock". Hence B is the correct option. A contains sentences that contrast each other, it would require an adversative conjunction such as "I love chocolate but I don't eat cake" (since most cakes have chocolate). Hence option A is incorrect. Option C contains alternative sentences ("Neither do I smoke nor do I drink alcohol") in the negative. Hence C is also incorrect. Option D contains cumulative clauses ("Not only was I praised for my bravery but also given a medal for it"). Hence it's the incorrect option.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Choose the compound sentence from the following options:

  1. When the night sets in, the wolves howl into the darkness.

  2. I both love and respect my father for the person he is.

  3. We send students every year to USA, Canada and Australia for exchange student programs.

  4. She agreed to join the tour in order that they give her a bonus.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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 B contains independent clauses ("I love my father..." and "I respect my father..."), in which "both...and" is a coordinating conjunction. Hence option B is a compound sentence. Option A contains a complex sentence where the when-clause is a dependent clause. Hence option A is incorrect. Option C contains a simple sentence that has only one clause. Option D contains a complex sentence in which "in order that..." is a dependent clause, Hence options C and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Choose the complex sentence from the following options:

  1. Either you have lied to me or you have lied to her.

  2. The high school boys are singing a song from the 90's.

  3. Even though I read the chapter thoroughly, I couldn't understand it well.

  4. Neither had the chicken been cooked through nor was it seasoned well.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
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. From the options, C contains a complex sentence since the clause "Even though I read the chapter thoroughly" depends on the main clause "I couldn't understand it well" for its complete meaning; hence C is correct. A contains a compound sentence, since both clauses are independent on their own and is joined by the conjunction "either...or". Option B contains a simple sentence, it has only one clause. Option D contains a compound sentence, where both clauses are independent (the conjunction "neither...nor" is used in compound sentences). Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

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

  1. I came home. I switched on the television.

  2. He was asked to resign today. He isn't in a very good mood.

  3. She has been sick. She is lively and happy.

  4. You can come here and work. You can work from home.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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, B contains suitable clauses that can be combined with 'therefore'. "He isn't in a very good mood." is concluded from "He was asked to resign today." hence option B is correct. In A, the clauses do not express any relation, they can only be added to one another, hence A is incorrect. In option C, the sentences contrast each other in meaning ("She has been sick, yet she is lively and happy"); hence C is incorrect. Option D shows a choice between two alternatives ("You can either come here and work or you can work from home"); hence D is also incorrect.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Identify the type of sentence given below:
I prefer taking a single good photo rather than taking multiple shots.

  1. Simple Sentence

  2. Complex Sentence

  3. Compound Sentence

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

A simple sentence is made up of only one clause, with one subject and one verb. The given sentence contains one subject "I" and one verb "prefer", "taking a single good photo... ." is a gerund phrase that functions as the object. Hence it is a simple sentence and option A is correct. A complex sentence requires at least one dependent and one independent clause. Similarly, a compound sentence requires two independent clauses. Since the given sentence contains one clause, options B and C are incorrect. Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in A.
Note: 'Rather than' when followed by a gerund (verb + ing), functions as a preposition. When followed by an infinitive (to + verb) it functions as a conjunction.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Choose the option that contains a simple sentence:

  1. There is no evil as the evil that dwells in man.

  2. Nothing compares to the love and comfort you feel in your mother's arms.

  3. She was not serious about exams, therefore she failed.

  4. He broke into their house but didn't harm anybody.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A simple sentence is made up of only one clause, with one subject and one verb. Option B contains a simple sentence, where the subject is "Nothing" and the verb is "compares", the infinitive phrase "to the love... ." is the object. Hence option B is correct. Option A contains a complex sentence, where the "as the evil ... ." clause is dependent. Option C contains a compound sentence, made up of two independent clauses. Option D also contains a compound sentence that is combined using the coordinating conjunction 'but'. Hence options A, C and D are incorrect.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Identify the type of sentence given below:
I have been assigned a special task to gather information on the victims of the blue whale game.

  1. Compound Sentence

  2. Simple Sentence

  3. Complex Sentence

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

A simple sentence is made up of only one clause, with one subject and one verb. The given sentence contains one clause, it has the subject "I" and the verb "have been assigned". The direct object is "a special task" and the infinitive phrase "to gather information... ." is the indirect object. Hence it is a simple sentence and option B is correct. A compound sentence and a complex sentence requires at least two clauses, hence options A and C are incorrect. Option D is incorrect because the answer lies in B.

Multiple choice types of sentences sentences english

Identify the principal/main clause in the given sentence:
Since he is down with fever, he will not be able to attempt today's test.

  1. Since he is down with fever.

  2. He will not be able to attempt today's test.

  3. down with fever, he will not be able to.

  4. is down with
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
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. In the given sentence, "Since he is down with fever" is a dependent clause as it looks incomplete on its own, it depends on the clause "he will not be able to attempt today's test" for its full meaning. Hence the latter is the main clause, it is independent on its own. Therefore, option B is correct and A is incorrect. Option C contains fragments of both clauses, these words are not coherent and do not form a clause, let alone the main clause. Hence option C is incorrect. Option D is a phrase, lacking the subject and the object, hence D is also incorrect.