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O.ABOOTTY Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

SIMPLE SENTENCE?

1. Babu went to the market and bought some mangoes.
2. Ravi is poor but honest.
3. You can buy either a car or a scooter.
4. He is ill and therefore unable to attend the function.
5. After completing the homework Suresh went to Kochi.
Are the above sentences Simple Sentences ?
  

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ABOOTTY Are the above s entences s imple sentence s? The first two are, but the others each contain one subordinate clause, as underlined below: You can buy either a car or a scooter . He is ill and therefore unable to attend the function .

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  • ABOOTTY Are the above s entences s imple sentence s?
  • The first two are, but the others each contain one subordinate clause, as underlined below: You can buy either a car or a scooter .
  • He is ill and therefore unable to attend the function .
  • After completing the homework , Suresh went to Kochi.
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O.ABOOTTYAre the above sentences simple sentences?
The first two are, but the others each contain one subordinate clause, as underlined below:

You can buy either a car or a scooter.
He is ill and therefore unable to atten
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Aspara GusThe first two are,
Surely a sentence with two clause cannot be simple? -

1. Babu went to the market and bought some mangoes.


I see no subordinate clause here:
Aspara GusYou can buy either a car or a scooter.
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fivejedjonSurely a sentence with two clause cannot be simple? -
1. Babu went to the market and bought some mangoes.
I count just one clause, the main clause, whose predicate is a coordination of two VPs marked by the coordinator and.
fivejedjonI see no subordinate clause here: You can buy either a car or a scooter.
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