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English: Simple, Compound and Complex

TET / TRB / TNPSC Preparation (15 Questions)

1. Identify the type: "Being ill, he stayed at home."

Simple Sentence Complex Sentence Compound Sentence

Answer: Simple Sentence (Has one finite verb and a phrase)

2. Identify the type: "He is rich, but he is unhappy."

Compound Sentence Simple Sentence Complex Sentence

Answer: Compound Sentence (Uses coordinating conjunction 'but')

3. Identify the type: "Though he is rich, he is unhappy."

Complex Sentence Simple Sentence Compound Sentence

Answer: Complex Sentence (Uses subordinating conjunction 'Though')

4. Transform into Simple: "Work hard and you will pass."

By working hard, you will pass. If you work hard, you will pass. Work hard so you will pass.

Answer: By working hard, you will pass.

5. "He is too weak to walk." What type of sentence is this?

Simple Complex Compound

Answer: Simple (too...to pattern is simple)

6. Compound form of: "In spite of his poverty, he is honest."

He is poor, yet he is honest. Though he is poor, he is honest. He is poor and honest.

Answer: He is poor, yet he is honest.

7. Complex form of: "He saw a wounded tiger."

He saw a tiger which was wounded. He saw a tiger and it was wounded. A wounded tiger was seen by him.

Answer: He saw a tiger which was wounded.

8. Identify the type: "Unless you study, you will fail."

Complex Compound Simple

Answer: Complex ('Unless' is subordinating)

9. "Walk carefully lest you should fall." Identify the type:

Complex Compound Simple

Answer: Complex ('Lest' introduces a subordinate clause)

10. Transform into Compound: "Besides being a singer, she is a dancer."

She is not only a singer but also a dancer. She is a singer and she is a dancer. Both A and B are correct.

Answer: Both A and B are correct. (Compound uses cumulative conjunctions)

11. Simple form of: "If you work hard, you will succeed."

By working hard, you will succeed. Working hard you succeed. Success follows hard work.

Answer: By working hard, you will succeed.

12. Identify the type: "I have no money to give you."

Simple Complex Compound

Answer: Simple (Uses an infinitive 'to give')

13. Complex form of: "Spare the rod and spoil the child."

If you spare the rod, you spoil the child. Sparring the rod spoils the child. You spare the rod to spoil the child.

Answer: If you spare the rod, you spoil the child.

14. Identify the type: "Listen carefully or you will miss the point."

Compound Simple Complex

Answer: Compound (Uses 'or')

15. "When the sun set, they returned home." Identify the type:

Complex Compound Simple

Answer: Complex ('When' is a subordinating conjunction of time)