Question

Choose the correct complex sentence from the options given below:
"My brother gave me a watch and I have lost it."

• A. I have lost the watch which my brother gave me.
• B. My brother gave me a watch, but I have lost it.
• C. Since my brother gave me a watch, I lost it.
• D. I lost the watch that was given to me by my brother.

Hint:

To easily convert a compound sentence about an object into a complex sentence, use relative pronouns like 'which' or 'that' to turn the secondary clause into a descriptive modifier for that noun object. Main Event (I lost the watch) + Relative Clause (which my brother gave me)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the task.
We must rewrite the given compound sentence as a correct complex sentence without changing its meaning.
Step 2: Recall sentence types.
A complex sentence has one main clause and at least one dependent clause linked by a relative pronoun like which or that.
Step 3: Break the original.
My brother gave me a watch and I have lost it has two independent clauses joined by and, so it is compound.
Step 4: Convert one clause.
Turn one clause into a relative clause describing the watch, giving I have lost the watch which my brother gave me.
Step 5: Reject the wrong options.
Option B keeps but, staying compound; C uses since and twists the meaning into false cause; D adds an unneeded passive construction.
Step 6: Conclude.
The clean complex form is option A.
\[ \boxed{\text{A. I have lost the watch which my brother gave me.}} \]