FPSC English Grammar MCQs

The correct answer is Simple sentence because it contains exactly one independent clause with a single subject and a single predicate, expressing a complete thought.

• Simple sentence: This is the correct choice. In this sentence, 'The baby' functions as the subject, and 'cried for food' acts as the complete predicate (built around the main intransitive verb 'cried'). Because it contains only one independent clause and no dependent clauses, it perfectly meets the grammatical definition of a simple sentence.


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  • Passive sentence: This is incorrect. The sentence is in the active voice because the subject ('The baby') is directly performing the action ('cried'). A passive construction would require a form of the auxiliary verb 'to be' and a past participle (e.g., 'Food was cried for by the baby').
  
  
  • Complex Sentence: This is incorrect. A complex sentence must contain at least one independent clause and at least one dependent (subordinate) clause introduced by a subordinating conjunction (such as because, although, or since). This sentence has no dependent clauses.
  
  
  • None of the above: This is incorrect because the statement is accurately classified as a simple sentence.
  
  

The correct answer is None of these because a compound sentence is structurally defined by having at least two independent clauses, rendering the other individual grammatical choices incorrect.

• None of these: This is the correct choice. By standard rules of English syntax, a compound sentence must consist of two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (such as the FANBOYS: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon. Because none of the single criteria in options 1, 2, or 3 accurately define its mandatory baseline components, 'None of these' is the only structurally sound answer.


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  • One verb: This is incorrect. A compound sentence is formed by multiple independent clauses, meaning it must feature at least two separate main verbs (one for each individual clause) to establish the distinct predications.
  
  
  • A subordinate clause: This is incorrect. A subordinate clause—also known as a dependent clause—is a mandatory component of a complex or compound-complex sentence, whereas a pure compound sentence cannot contain any subordinate clauses.
  
  
  • A dependent clause: This is incorrect. This is simply another linguistic term for a subordinate clause; its presence completely alters the sentence structure away from being classified as a pure compound sentence.