PTE Core Practice · Question
Which of the following complex sentences is structured correctly?
The sentence 'Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike because they had planned it for weeks' correctly uses subordinating conjunctions ('Although
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Question: Which of the following complex sentences is structured correctly?
Answer options: ✅ Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike because they had planned it for weeks.
- It was raining, although they decided to go for a hike because they had planned it for weeks.
- When it was raining they decided to go for a hike, because they had planned it for weeks.
- They decided to go for a hike, although it was raining, they had planned it for weeks.
Correct answer: Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike because they had planned it for weeks.
Explanation: The sentence 'Although it was raining, they decided to go for a hike because they had planned it for weeks' correctly uses subordinating conjunctions ('Although,' 'because') to link dependent clauses to the independent clause, creating a grammatically sound complex sentence.
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