WBCS.LIVE practice question

Transform the following Compound sentence into a Simple sentence: 'He is poor, but he is honest.'

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. In spite of being poor, he is honest.
  2. He is poor and honest at the same time.
  3. Although he is poor, he is honest.
  4. Being poor, he is honest.

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: In spite of being poor, he is honest.

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: A) In spite of being poor, he is honest. šŸ“š Explanation: A simple sentence must contain only one independent clause and no subordinate clauses. Option A uses the prepositional phrase 'In spite of being poor' to convey the contrast, leaving only one finite verb 'is'. Option C is a complex sentence because 'although' introduces a subordinate clause.