Grammar Rule | MCQs

Explanation

The sentence has one main clause ("I will start a business") and one dependent clause ("If I do not get this job").

Sentences with an independent clause + dependent clause are called complex sentences.

Explanation

The term ellipses means omission.

An ellipsis (...) is used to omit parts of a passage without changing the meaning.

It helps to shorten long quotations or texts for clarity and relevance.

Explanation

"I don’t want to go."  is a negative sentence  indicated by the "don't"

Negative sentence examples include statements of things that are false.

In English, we create negative sentences by adding the word 'not' after the auxiliary, or helping, verb.

Explanation

Complex Sentence also consists of two parts.

One being the Principal or main clause while the other being a dependent or Subordinate clause, (which cannot stand by itself).

They rested when night came. Principal Clause they rested – makes sense.

Explanation

The given sentence is a compound sentence.

Because Compound sentences connect two simple sentences, but they often do not show a clear relationship between the two parts.

As we can split the sentence into two simpler sentences: Listen carefully. Take notes.

Explanation

"I went because I was invited" is a complex sentence.

Complex sentence

(i) I went - Main clause

(ii) because I was invited - Adverb clause

Complex sentence consists of one main clause and one or more subordinate clause.

Explanation

" We could see the moon." is simple sentence.

Because it has only one clause, one finite verb and no conjunction.

Explanation

 "He won many medals" is a simple sentence.

'he' is always a subject.

won is a verb

A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

Explanation

"Do you like bread?" is an interrogative sentence indicated by the question mark

An interrogative sentence asks a question, and it always ends with a question mark. (It's basically just a fancy name for a question.).

Explanation

The given sentence is a simple sentence

because it has a subject "I", only a single verb "am", and two objects "happy and content".

The given sentence should not be confused with the compound sentence just because of the use of the word "and"

it is because of the reason that there is no independent clause in the given sentence after the word "and".

For compound sentences, they have two independent clauses joined by a conjunction.