Convert the given sentence into a simple sentence:
Pancakes are delicious but not without syrup.
- APancakes are delicious when served with syrup.
- BPancakes are delicious only with syrup.
- CIf served with syrup, pancakes are delicious.
- DNone of the above
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
The original compound structure states that pancakes require syrup to be delicious. Option B, "Pancakes are delicious only with syrup," maintains this core meaning accurately using a single clause with one subject ("Pancakes") and one finite verb ("are"), making it a proper simple sentence.
* Option A shifts the meaning slightly by implying they might still be delicious otherwise.
* Option C forms a complex sentence due to the conditional clause structure.
* Option A shifts the meaning slightly by implying they might still be delicious otherwise.
* Option C forms a complex sentence due to the conditional clause structure.