What is simple,compound and complex sentences with examples
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Simple Sentences
A simple sentence has only the most elemental building blocks of a sentence: a subject and a verb used in a complete thought, also called an independent clause.
Here are some examples of simple sentences:
Kristina drank her morning coffee. (Kristina = subject, drank = verb)
Kristina showered and dressed. (Kristina = subject, showered and dressed = compound verbs)
Simple sentences are usually short. You may use compound subjects and verbs to add length, but for the most part, using too many simple sentences makes your writing choppy.
Compound Sentences
Compound sentences marry two independent clauses together with a conjunction.
Kristina drank her morning coffee, and then she showered and dressed.
Notice the first part of the sentence and the last part can stand alone as independent sentences. The key is to not use too many compound sentences together or your writing will sound stilted.
Complex Sentences
A complex sentence uses an independent clause combined with one or more dependent clauses. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, but it can’t stand on its own as a complete sentence. Complex sentences use conjunctions to tie them together, too.
Examples:
Because she woke up late when her alarm malfunctioned, Kristina missed her morning train.
As Kristina watched the train pull out of the station, she realized she would be late for work yet again.
The dependent clauses can also fall at the end of an independent clause as in these examples:
Kristina missed her morning train because she woke up late when her alarm malfunctioned.
Kristina realized she would be late for work yet again as she watched the train pull out of the station.
Here’s a complex sentence with two compound independent clauses and one dependent clause:
Kristina missed her morning train, and as she watched it pull out of the station, she realized she would be late for work yet again.
Simple sentence
Other sentences have a single verb and two or more subjects. For example: The dog barked and ran (Compound verb) Jack and Jill went up a hill.
Compound sentence
An example of a compound sentence is, 'This house is too expensive, and that house is too small. ' This sentence is a compound sentence because it has two independent clauses, 'This house is too expensive' and 'that house is too small' separated by a comma and the conjunction 'and.
Complex sentence
That is, it contains at least two independent clauses (like a compound sentence) and at least one dependent clause (like a complex sentence).
For example: Erin loves her brother, and he loves her too because she pays his bills. The dog ran off when I chased him, but I didn't care.