Direction: Which complex form is correct for the following sentence?
'Everyone is happy during Christmas celebration.'
- AWhen Christmas celebrations occur, everyone is happy.
- BDuring Christmas celebration everyone is happy.
- CEveryone during Christmas celebration is happy.
- DHappy is everyone when Christmas celebration occurred.
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
A simple sentence can be transformed into a complex sentence by converting a phrase into a subordinate clause.
The original simple sentence contains the time phrase "during Christmas celebration". In a complex sentence, this phrase is expanded into a dependent adverbial clause of time using the subordinating conjunction when (e.g., "When Christmas celebrations occur..."), followed by the main independent clause ("...everyone is happy.").
Option A accurately structures this transformation while maintaining the correct present tense alignment.
The original simple sentence contains the time phrase "during Christmas celebration". In a complex sentence, this phrase is expanded into a dependent adverbial clause of time using the subordinating conjunction when (e.g., "When Christmas celebrations occur..."), followed by the main independent clause ("...everyone is happy.").
Option A accurately structures this transformation while maintaining the correct present tense alignment.