Question

Change the given sentence as a simple sentence:

It is reported that many people are homeless after the floods. [Advanced]

• A. Many people were reported to be homeless after the floods.
• B. After the floods many people were reported to be homeless.
• C. It is reported about many people are homeless after the floods.
• D. Many people are reported to be homeless after the floods.
  

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

First of all, let's see what kind of sentence the given statement is. It consists of two parts:

1. It is reported
2. That many people are homeless after the floods

Each of them is clauses as they contain a subject and a predicate of their own. Also, The phrase 'It is reported' makes sense by itself and hence is a complete sentence and can be referred to as the main clause. On the other hand 'that many people are homeless after the floods' does not make a complete sense in itself, therefore, it is the dependent clause. So, a sentence having an independent as well as a dependent clause is called a complex sentence. Also, note that the clause 'that many people are homeless after the floods' is an object of the verb 'reported'. Hence, it is a noun clause (as it answers what is being reported).