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Download Solution PDFThe boys who wanted to play football were disappointed when it rained. The above sentence is a
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West Bengal Group C 2016 Official Paper (Held On: 05 Mar, 2017) PYP
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Option 1 : complex sentence
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Option 1.
- A complex sentence contains one independent clause and at least one dependent clause.
- In the given sentence, "The boys who wanted to play football" is the dependent clause, and "were disappointed when it rained" is the independent clause.
- The dependent clause provides additional information but cannot stand alone as a complete sentence.
- This combination of clauses makes the sentence complex.
Therefore, the correct answer is Option 1.
Explanation: A complex sentence is characterized by having at least one independent clause and one dependent clause. The sentence structure and the relationship between its clauses confirm it as complex.
- Option 2 (Compound Sentence): Compound sentences consist of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (e.g., and, but, or). This is not the case here.
- Option 3 (Simple Sentence): A simple sentence contains only one independent clause and no dependent clauses. The given sentence has a dependent clause, making it complex.
- Option 4 (Mixed Sentence): There is no grammatical category called a "mixed sentence." This option is invalid.
- Option 5: This option is irrelevant and does not apply to the grammatical structure of the sentence.
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