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Q: Directions (Q. 121 and 122): Following sentences have been transformed as per directions given in their brackets. Choose the correct sentence from the choices given. He is believed to have died of malaria. (Complex sentence)
  • A. He is believed that he would have died of malaria
  • B. It is believed that he died of malaria
  • C. It is believed that malaria is the cause of his death
  • D. People believe that he died of malaria
Correct Answer: Option B - In a complex sentence there is a principal clause and a subordinate clause. Complex sentences are always joined by co-ordinating conjunction as – that, because, after, unless, while etc. Hence option (b) is correct. ‘It is believed that he died of malaria’.
B. In a complex sentence there is a principal clause and a subordinate clause. Complex sentences are always joined by co-ordinating conjunction as – that, because, after, unless, while etc. Hence option (b) is correct. ‘It is believed that he died of malaria’.

Explanations:

In a complex sentence there is a principal clause and a subordinate clause. Complex sentences are always joined by co-ordinating conjunction as – that, because, after, unless, while etc. Hence option (b) is correct. ‘It is believed that he died of malaria’.