Syntax | MCQs

Explanation

•  He received the letter yesterday اس نے کل خط موصول کیا
• This sentence belongs to Past Indefinite Tense because it has 'yesterday'.
• Formula of Past Indefinite Tense (simple sentence):
• Subject + second form of a verb + object + (time)

Explanation

He was as rich as he is today means وہ اتنا ہی امیر تھا جتنا آج ہے

Explanation

In this sentence, "AN" is an indefinite article used before the noun "onion."

Explanation

 This sentence has two independent clauses ("She studied hard" and "she didn’t pass the exam") joined by the coordinating conjunction "yet", making it a compound sentence.

Explanation

The sentence contains one independent clause: "the boy ran away."

"Seeing the wolf" is a present participial phrase, not a separate clause, so the sentence remains simple.

Explanation

The sentence has a dependent clause ("After he retired") and an independent clause ("he bought the house").

The subordinating conjunction "After" introduces the dependent clause, making it a complex sentence.

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The sentence has three independent clauses: "He saw," "he came," and "he conquered."

They are joined by semicolons, which link independent clauses without conjunctions — a key trait of a compound sentence.

Explanation

 Parentheses resemble two curved vertical lines: ( ).

A single one of these punctuation marks is called a parenthesis.

Explanation

The correct transformation is: Although it was raining heavily, the event continued as planned."

It accurately conveys the contrast between the heavy rain and the event proceeding as intended.

Explanation

In the sentence, "Until he came to the United States, he didn't know how to cook,"

the use of "didn't know" correctly matches the past simple tense for the negative form, 

And "How to cook" is the appropriate phrase to describe the lack of knowledge.