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1) Simple
A simple sentence contains only one independent clause. An independent clause usually
expresses ONE single idea and is formed with:
For example:
1. She‘s tall.
2. My mother doesn’t like shopping.
3. My husband and I go dancing every weekend.
4. That ugly pink jumper has been donated to charity.
2) Compound
A compound sentence has TWO independent clauses and they are usually joined with a co-ordinating
conjunction. An independent clause could also be one simple sentence.
3) Complex
For example,
4) Compound-Complex
1. She’s tall, which puts her at an advantage when playing basketball, but her brother is
short and that’s why they don’t like playing together.
2. My mother doesn’t like shopping when it’s raining so my father does all the weekly
shopping.
3. My husband and I go dancing every weekend if we are not busy with the children and
we feel very tired afterwards.
4. The thunderous heavy rain has stopped us from going out because we’re afraid of
getting wet, yet my sister had no qualms about going shopping.