All of the following statements can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that:

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All of the following statements can be inferred from the passage EXCEPT that:

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A.
the subject–predicate relation is the same as the noun–verb relation.
B.
the primary purpose of grammar is to ensure that sentences remain simple.
C.
sentences do not always have to be complete.
D.

"Grammar Police” is a metaphor for critics who focus on linguistic rules.

Option B is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

Though the passage says that there is "comforting simplicity" at the heart of grammar, it does not imply that the purpose of grammar is to make sentences simple.

Statements A, C and D can be inferred from these references in passage: "...a sentence is, by definition, a group of words containing a subject (noun) and a predicate (verb)...", "Must you write complete sentences each time, every time? Perish the thought", and "If your work consists only of fragments and floating clauses, the Grammar Police aren’t going to come and take you away."