(a) He worked hard so that he might gain a price.

(b) Having no money, he had to barter goods.

(c) That was a fault which was not to be forgiven.

(d) He must confess his fault or he will be fined.

Identify the simple sentence.

The correct answer is 'Only (b)'.

Key Points

Let's break down the options and analyze each one:

• (a) "He worked hard so that he might gain a price."
  • This sentence is a complex sentence because it contains a dependent clause ("so that he might gain a price") and an independent clause ("He worked hard"). The presence of a dependent clause makes it more than a simple sentence.
• (b) "Having no money, he had to barter goods."
  • This sentence is a simple sentence because it consists of a single independent clause. The subject is "he" and the predicate is "had to barter goods." It expresses a complete thought and does not contain any additional clauses.
• (c) "That was a fault which was not to be forgiven."
  • This sentence is a complex sentence because it contains a relative clause ("which was not to be forgiven"). The main clause is "That was a fault." The presence of the relative clause makes it more than a simple sentence.
• (d) "He must confess his fault or he will be fined."
  • This sentence is a compound sentence because it contains two independent clauses joined by the coordinating conjunction "or." The two independent clauses are "He must confess his fault" and "he will be fined." The conjunction "or" connects these two independent clauses.
• Therefore, the only simple sentence among the options is: Only (b) - "Having no money, he had to barter goods."