{"id":276826,"date":"2025-07-31T08:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=276826"},"modified":"2025-07-31T08:31:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T08:31:40","slug":"which-of-these-is-a-simple-sentence-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/31\/which-of-these-is-a-simple-sentence-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of these is a simple sentence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which of these is a simple sentence?<br>A The auditorium is being remodeled, so the concert was rescheduled for July.<br>B The concert will feature musicians from all over the world; the conductor is from Germany.<br>C Local students and musicians will be invited to the performance.<br>D I want to attend the concert; however, I will be in Florida that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The correct answer and explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>C<\/strong>: &#8220;Local students and musicians will be invited to the performance.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>simple sentence<\/strong> contains only one independent clause, which means it has a subject and a predicate (verb) and expresses a complete thought. Let\u2019s break down the options:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Option A<\/strong>: &#8220;The auditorium is being remodeled, so the concert was rescheduled for July.&#8221;<br>This is a <strong>compound sentence<\/strong> because it has two independent clauses joined by the conjunction &#8220;so.&#8221; The first part (&#8220;The auditorium is being remodeled&#8221;) and the second part (&#8220;the concert was rescheduled for July&#8221;) are both complete thoughts, so it\u2019s not a simple sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option B<\/strong>: &#8220;The concert will feature musicians from all over the world; the conductor is from Germany.&#8221;<br>This is also a <strong>compound sentence<\/strong> because it contains two independent clauses joined by a semicolon. Each clause could stand alone as a complete sentence, making it compound, not simple.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option C<\/strong>: &#8220;Local students and musicians will be invited to the performance.&#8221;<br>This is a <strong>simple sentence<\/strong> because it contains just one independent clause. The subject is &#8220;Local students and musicians,&#8221; and the predicate is &#8220;will be invited to the performance.&#8221; There\u2019s no additional clause or conjunctions linking separate ideas, making it simple.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Option D<\/strong>: &#8220;I want to attend the concert; however, I will be in Florida that day.&#8221;<br>This is a <strong>compound sentence<\/strong> because it contains two independent clauses, linked by a semicolon and the transitional word &#8220;however.&#8221; Each part could stand alone as a complete sentence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, a simple sentence has just one independent clause, as seen in Option C, while compound sentences contain multiple independent clauses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of these is a simple sentence?A The auditorium is being remodeled, so the concert was rescheduled for July.B The concert will feature musicians from all over the world; the conductor is from Germany.C Local students and musicians will be invited to the performance.D I want to attend the concert; 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