Simple Sentences

•A simple sentence contains a subject and a

verb, and it may also have an object and
modifiers.

•However, it contains only one independent

clause.

Common Example: They studied APA rules for many hours.

Subject: They
Verb: studied
Object: APA rules
Prepositional phrases: for many hours.

Some Simple Sentence Features:

Example 1: Jack and Jill like walking.
A simple sentence is not always a short, a simple sentence
could have a compound subject
The example given is a simple sentence with a compound
subject made up of two simple subjects "Jack" and "Jill".

Example 2: Jack and Jill like walking and fishing but hate
running and hunting.
There is also a simple sentence with a compound subject, a
compound predicate, and direct objects with more than one
item.
The example here is still a simple sentence. There are no
dependent clauses.

Example 3: Jack likes fishing but hates hunting.

Example 4: Jack likes walking and fishing but hates running and
hunting.
A simple sentence could also have a compound predicate (when
two or more verbs share the same subject).
In Example 3, The simple sentence contains a compound
predicate. The subject "Jack" is the subject of two verbs; "likes"
and "hates"
In Example 4, the sentence still have with a compound predicate.
The subject "Jack" is still the subject of two verbs ;"likes" and
"hates“.

Source: Grammar Monster