Sentence structures

In a simple categorization, how

many types of sentence structures
are there?
Can you name them?

Complex Sentences

Simple / Compound / Complex Sentence

s
Which is which?
Joe waited for the train,butthe train was
late.
I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bu
s station.
Mary and Samantha took the bus.
Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was
waiting at the train station after they left
on the bus.

Simple / Compound / Complex Sentence

s
Which is which?
Joe waited for the train,butthe train was late.
Compound

I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus stati

on.
Simple

Mary and Samantha took the bus.

Simple

Mary and Samantha realized that Joe was waitin

g at the train station after they left on the bus.
Complex

Simple Sentences
a subject, a verb, (an object)
a completed idea
independent clause (a sentence) to be use
d to form compound / complex sentences

Compound Sentences
made up of two independent clauses (or c
omplete sentences) connected to one ano
ther with acoordinating conjunction
For / And / Nor / But / Or / Yet / So

Compound sentences
made up of an independent clause and o
ne or moredependent clausesconnecte
d to it
After / although / as / because / before / e
ven though / if / Since / though / unless /
until / when / whenever / whereas / wher
ever / while