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English II · Quiz 2 · 16 Mar 2025 · January 2025 term

Question 35: What makes the sentence below a complex sentence?\ I lea…

Question 35

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What makes the sentence below a complex sentence?
I learned a long time ago that it is a poor plan to overlook any chance.

  1. A

    The presence of the transitive verb ‘learned’

  2. B

    The presence of the clause ‘it is a poor plan to overlook any chance’ in the subject position

  3. C

    The presence of the clause ‘that it is a poor plan to overlook any chance’ as the object of the verb ‘learned’

  4. D

    The presence of the adverbial phrase ‘a long time ago’

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  • C

    The presence of the clause ‘that it is a poor plan to overlook any chance’ as the object of the verb ‘learned’

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Question 35 of 40 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) Quiz 2 paper sat on 16 Mar 2025, in the January 2025 term (IIT M DIPLOMA AN EXAM QDD2 16 Mar 2025). It carries 1 mark.

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