Question

Combine the following to form a simple sentence:
He is very lazy. He will not succeed.
A) He is too lazy to succeed.
B) He will not succeed because he is very lazy.
C) If he is very lazy, he will not succeed.
D) He is very lazy and will not succeed.

Answer 1

Hint: The two fundamental structural parts of any complete sentence are the subject and predicate. There are also additional elements inside the subject or predicate that add meaning or information. The direct object, indirect object, and subject complement are among these components.

Complete answer:
Simple sentence – A simple sentence is one in which there is only one independent clause. There are no dependent clauses in a simple sentence. (Unlike a dependent clause, an independent clause may stand on its own as a sentence.)
Example –
I cannot eat ice-cream.
A day without sunlight is the equivalent of a night.

Let us analyze the given options:
Option A - He is too lazy to succeed : There is only one subject and one predicate in a simple sentence. It has a finished thought and a finite noun. "He is too lazy," is the only clause in this sentence. It only has one subject ("He") and one predicate ("is too lazy"). "To succeed" is a word rather than a clause. As a result, this is a simple sentence, and this option is correct.

Option B - He will not succeed because he is very lazy : Because is a subordinating conjunction that joins dependent and independent clauses. "He will not succeed," for example, is an independent clause. The clause "because he is very lazy" is meaningless on its own. It's a dependent clause. As a result, this is a complex sentence, and this option is incorrect.

Option C - If he is very lazy, he will not succeed : "If" is a subordinating conjunction that links dependent and independent clauses. "He will not succeed," for example, is an independent clause. The clause "If he is very lazy" does not make sense on its own. It's a dependent clause. As a result, this is a complex sentence, and this option is incorrect.

Option D - He is very lazy and will not succeed : The two clauses, I "He is very lazy" and (ii) "He (implied) will not succeed," can both independently and make sense. They are independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "and." As a result, this is a compound sentence, and the given sentence is incorrect.

Therefore, Option A i.e, He is too lazy to succeed is the correct answer since it forms a simple sentence.

Note: Compound sentences combine at least two separate clauses that are joined together with a coordinating conjunction, whereas simple sentences consist of one clause with a subject and a verb. FANBOYS is a helpful acronym for students to recall these coordinating conjunctions.