Question

Choose the appropriate option that contains a simple sentence, made from the given below:
John, had, taken, the day off, even though, he, got, an urgent call, from work
A) John had taken the day off
B) Even though John had taken the day off
C) John got an urgent call from work even though he had taken the day off
D) John he got an urgent call from work

Answer 1

Hint:Simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought. For example: Shreya waited for the bus. The bus was late.

Complete answer:
Option A) John had taken the day off – is the correct answer because in this sentence it contains one clause, with one subject - John, one verb - had taken and one object - the day off. So, it follows the rule of simple sentences. Thus, this is the correct answer.
Option B) Even though John had taken the day off – is an incorrect answer because this sentence starts with a subordinating conjunction which makes the clause dependent and such clauses are incomplete in meaning. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option C) John got an urgent call from work even though he had taken the day off – is an incorrect answer because this sentence is a complex sentence and made up of independent clause i.e. ‘"John got an urgent call from work" and a dependent clause “even though he had taken the day off”. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.
Option D) John he got an urgent call from work – is an incorrect answer because this sentence ‘John he got an urgent call from work’ is grammatically wrong, so, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note:Here in this question, there is a difference between simple and complex sentences. Simple sentence is made up of only one clause containing one subject and one verb, whereas, a complex sentence is a sentence that contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses like in option C. So, Option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option.