Question

Choose the appropriate option that contains a simple sentence, made from the words given below:
My car, on the way here, broke down, so, I, had, for a taxi, to look around

• A. My car on the way here.
• B. My car broke down on the way here.
• C. So I had to look around for a taxi.
• D. My car broke down, so I had to look around for a taxi.

Answer 1

The correct option is B My car broke down on the way here.

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.