Complex Sentence Identification

CMAT 2025 · Language Comprehension · Medium · Grammar

Read the following sentences and choose the ones belonging to the domain of complex sentences.

A. That Shankar is clever is certain. B. I do not know whether the principal is in the office. C. Rennie is not only kind but also devoted. D. Can you tell me the reason why Mukti never smiles ?

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. A.

    A, Band Conly

  2. B.

    B, C and D only

  3. C.

    A, C and D only

  4. D.

    A, B and D only

Answer

D

Explanation

A, B, and D contain subordinate clauses introduced by 'That', 'whether', and 'why' respectively, making them complex sentences. Sentence C uses correlative conjunctions in a simple clause structure.

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