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Combine the following to form a simple sentence:
Priya was afraid of cockroaches. She screamed every time she saw one.
Combine the following to form a simple sentence:
Priya was afraid of cockroaches. She screamed every time she saw one.
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The correct option is D Being afraid of cockroaches, Priya screamed everytime she saw one.
A simple sentence has only one subject and predicate. It has a finite verb with a completed thought. A compound sentence has at least two parts (also referred to as a clause). Each part has its own subject and predicate and makes good sense by itself. Hence each clause is independent of the other and called the main clause or independent clause. The main clauses are connected using a co-ordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).A complex sentence has at least one main clause (which is an independent clause) and one or more dependent clauses, connected using a subordinate conjunction. The dependent clause cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It depends on the main clause.
In the second sentence, the word "one" implies-"a cockroach".Option A: The word, "as" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "She screamed every time she saw one" is an independent clause. The clause, "As Priya was afraid of cockroaches" cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It is a dependent clause. Hence, this is a complex sentence and this option is incorrect.Option B: The word, "so" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "Priya was afraid of cockroaches" is an independent clause. The clause, "so she screamed every time she saw one" cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It is a dependent clause. Hence, this is a complex sentence and this option is incorrect.
Option B: The two clauses viz (i) "Priya was afraid of cockroaches" and (ii) "She screamed every time she saw one", can stand independently and make good sense. They are independent clausesconnected using the co-ordinating conjunction-"and". Hence, this is a compound sentence and this answer is incorrect.Option D: This sentence has only one clause i.e., "Priya screamed every time she saw a cockroach". It has only a single subject-"Priya" and predicate-"screamed every time she saw one". The words, "Being afraid of cockroaches" is a phrase and not a clause. Hence, this is a simple sentence and this option is correct.
A simple sentence has only one subject and predicate. It has a finite verb with a completed thought. A compound sentence has at least two parts (also referred to as a clause). Each part has its own subject and predicate and makes good sense by itself. Hence each clause is independent of the other and called the main clause or independent clause. The main clauses are connected using a co-ordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so).
A complex sentence has at least one main clause (which is an independent clause) and one or more dependent clauses, connected using a subordinate conjunction. The dependent clause cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It depends on the main clause.
In the second sentence, the word "one" implies-"a cockroach".
Option A: The word, "as" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "She screamed every time she saw one" is an independent clause. The clause, "As Priya was afraid of cockroaches" cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It is a dependent clause. Hence, this is a complex sentence and this option is incorrect.
Option B: The word, "so" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "Priya was afraid of cockroaches" is an independent clause. The clause, "so she screamed every time she saw one" cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It is a dependent clause. Hence, this is a complex sentence and this option is incorrect.
Option B: The two clauses viz (i) "Priya was afraid of cockroaches" and (ii) "She screamed every time she saw one", can stand independently and make good sense. They are independent clausesconnected using the co-ordinating conjunction-"and". Hence, this is a compound sentence and this answer is incorrect.
Option D: This sentence has only one clause i.e., "Priya screamed every time she saw a cockroach". It has only a single subject-"Priya" and predicate-"screamed every time she saw one". The words, "Being afraid of cockroaches" is a phrase and not a clause. Hence, this is a simple sentence and this option is correct.
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