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.

Answer options

  1. complex sentence
  2. compound sentence
  3. simple sentence
  4. mixed sentence

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.