Question

.raj surprised everyone (a)/ when he created an unbreakable record (b)/ of one and a half centuries (c) /no error (d)

Answer 1

Raj surprised everyone when he created an unbreakable record of one and a half centuries.

This is an example of a complex sentence.

A complex sentence has one main clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

Clauses are groups of words which form sentences. A clause contains a subject and a verb. There are two types of clauses. They are:

i. Independent clause - It expresses a complete idea. It makes sense all by itself. It is a sentence.

ii. Dependent clause - It does not express a complete idea. It does not make sense by itself. It is a part sentence.

Clauses are joined with linking words or conjunctions to make a complex sentence. For example when, who, while, that, since, because, although, though, as soon as, if, after, unless, whereas, until, wherever, where, even though, before, as, whether.