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A. Because it was raining, we stayed inside.
B. The dog barked loudly at the mailman.
C. She is going to the library tomorrow.
D. He and his friend went to the park.
Pembahasan :
A simple sentence contains one independent clause. Option B has only one independent clause: 'The dog barked loudly at the mailman.' The other options contain conjunctions ('because', 'and') that link multiple independent clauses, making them compound or complex sentences.
A. sat
B. on
C. mat
D. the
Pembahasan :
The subject of a sentence is the noun or pronoun that performs the action. In 'The cat sat on the mat,' the subject is 'cat'. 'Sat' is the verb, 'on' is a preposition, and 'the' is an article.
A. I like apples.
B. She is a talented singer.
C. I like apples and bananas.
D. They played basketball yesterday.
Pembahasan :
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (like 'and', 'but', 'or'). Option C has two independent clauses: 'I like apples' and 'bananas'.
A. Birds
B. fly
C. in
D. sky
Pembahasan :
The verb is the action word in a sentence. In the sentence 'Birds fly in the sky', the verb is 'fly'.
A. is
B. on
C. book
D. table
Pembahasan :
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. In the sentence 'The book is on the table,' 'book' and 'table' are nouns.
A. The
B. is
C. under
D. cat
Pembahasan :
A preposition is a word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in the sentence. In 'The cat is under the chair', 'under' shows the location of the cat relative to the chair.
A. car
B. is
C. red
D. fast
Pembahasan :
An adjective describes a noun. In 'The red car is fast,' 'red' describes the color of the car.
A. Although it was cold, we went for a walk.
B. She enjoys reading books and watching movies.
C. The bird sang a beautiful song.
D. He is going to the store.
Pembahasan :
Option D is a simple sentence because it contains only one independent clause: 'He is going to the store.' The other options contain conjunctions connecting multiple clauses, making them compound or complex sentences.
A. To connect two independent clauses.
B. To show possession.
C. To indicate a contrast.
D. To show a sequence of actions.
Pembahasan :
'And' is a coordinating conjunction used to join two independent clauses together, creating a compound sentence.
A. flowers
B. smelled
C. sweet
D. The
Pembahasan :
The verb is the action word in the sentence. Here, 'smelled' is the verb describing what the flowers did.
