WBCS.LIVE practice question
The boys who wanted to play football were disappointed when it rained. The above sentence is a-
Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.
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Correct answer and explanation
Correct answer: complex sentence
Explanation: Context: A complex sentence contains one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses. The given sentence has a main clause ('The boys were disappointed') and a subordinate clause ('who wanted to play football'), so it is complex. 1. complex sentence ✅ – correct. 2. compound sentence ❌ – contains two main clauses. 3. simple sentence ❌ – only one clause. 4. mixed sentence ❌ – not a grammatical type. Correct/Example Sentence: The boys who wanted to play football were disappointed when it rained -is a complex sentence.