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Combine the two simple sentences below to form a simple sentence:
The parcel did not reach Rahul. It did not carry the correct address.
Combine the two simple sentences below to form a simple sentence:
The parcel did not reach Rahul. It did not carry the correct address.
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The correct option is D Tha parcel, carrying the incorrect address, did not reach Rahul.
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.
Option A: The word, "as" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "The parcel did not reach Rahul" is an independent clause. The clause, "as it did not carry the correct address" 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) "The parcel did not carry the correct address" and (ii) "It (implied) did not reach Rahul", 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 C: This sentence has only one clause i.e., "The parcel did not reach Rahul". It has only a single subject-"The parcel" and predicate-"did not reach Rahul". The words, "carrying the incorrect address" is a phrase and not a clause. Hence, this is a simple sentence and this option is correct. Option D: The word, "because" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "The parcel did not reach Rahul" is an independent clause. The clause, "because it did not carry the correct address" cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It is a dependent clause. Hence, this is a complex sentence and this option is incorrect.
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.
Option A: The word, "as" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "The parcel did not reach Rahul" is an independent clause. The clause, "as it did not carry the correct address" 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) "The parcel did not carry the correct address" and (ii) "It (implied) did not reach Rahul", 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 C: This sentence has only one clause i.e., "The parcel did not reach Rahul". It has only a single subject-"The parcel" and predicate-"did not reach Rahul". The words, "carrying the incorrect address" is a phrase and not a clause. Hence, this is a simple sentence and this option is correct.
Option D: The word, "because" is a subordinating conjunction which connects dependent and independent clauses. The clause, "The parcel did not reach Rahul" is an independent clause. The clause, "because it did not carry the correct address" cannot stand by itself and make good sense. It is a dependent clause. Hence, this is a complex sentence and this option is incorrect.
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