Which of the following is a simple sentence?
A. The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Taj Mahal in India shown the beauty and longevity of great architecture.
B. Be sure to visit the Louvre if you ever travel to Paris.
C. The coliseum in Rome is the structure that used to host gladiatorial combats.
D. I'm hungry, so you need to cook.
A — but only IF the verb is ‘show’ instead of ‘shown.’
B is complex. (if)
C is complex. (that)
D is compound. (so)
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A. The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Taj Mahal in India shown the beauty and longevity of great architecture.
To identify which of the given options is a simple sentence, we need to understand what a simple sentence is.
A simple sentence is a sentence that contains only one independent clause and expresses a complete thought. It consists of a subject and a predicate (the part that includes the verb), and it does not contain any subordinate clauses or additional phrases.
Let's analyze the options:
A. "The Great Pyramids of Giza and the Taj Mahal in India shown the beauty and longevity of great architecture."
This option is not a simple sentence because it contains two subjects ("The Great Pyramids of Giza" and "the Taj Mahal in India") connected by "and," indicating a compound subject. Additionally, it lacks a verb in the predicate.
B. "Be sure to visit the Louvre if you ever travel to Paris."
This option is a simple sentence because it contains one subject ("you," implied) and one verb ("be sure"), and it expresses a complete thought.
C. "The coliseum in Rome is the structure that used to host gladiatorial combats."
This option is not a simple sentence as it includes a dependent clause ("that used to host gladiatorial combats") in addition to the main clause.
D. "I'm hungry, so you need to cook."
This option is not a simple sentence because it consists of two independent clauses ("I'm hungry" and "you need to cook") joined by the coordinating conjunction "so."
Therefore, the correct answer is B. "Be sure to visit the Louvre if you ever travel to Paris," as it meets the criteria of a simple sentence by containing only one independent clause and expressing a complete thought.