Given below are two statements:
Statement I: A simple sentence is one which has only one subject and one predicate.

Statement II: A simple sentence is one which has only one finite verb.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the option give below:

A simple sentence is, by definition, a sentence that has one subject and one predicate. Example- The cat (subject) sat on the mat (predicate). Hence, statement one is correct.

A simple sentence also has only one finite verb. Like in ‘the cat sat on the mat’, sat is the only verb. Whereas, in a complex sentence “The cat sits on the mat when she feels bored,” there are two verbs- sit and feel. Hence, sentence two is also correct.