Types of Sentence Structure 

There are four basic types of sentence structure in English

language. They are as follows: 
 Simple sentence
 Compound sentence
 Complex sentence
 Compound-complex sentence
A good understanding of four of these basic sentence structure types will help with sentence
structure and grammar. Here is a brief overview of what they are and some of their examples
SIMPLE SENTENCES
A simple sentence is simply a sentence with a grammar structure containing only one
independent clause and no dependent clauses at all.
1. Must have a subject and a verb.
2. Must express a complete thought.
3. Must only have one clause.
INDEPENDENT CLAUSE - clause that forms a complete, independent thought -contains
subject and verb
Examples of simple sentence:  He went home after meeting  Jimmy loves potatoes  Mother
is a teacher  The pizza smells delicious  Dona loves cookies  I like coffee.  Mary likes tea. 
The earth goes round the sun.  Mary did not go to the party.
 This is my food.
 I love you so much.
 He has gone home
 Pat bought a book this morning.
 The hardworking farmer reaped a bumper harvest last year.
These are examples of the simplest grammar and sentence structures in the English language.
They form the basis of other more complex sentences.
COMPOUND SENTENCES
Grammar and sentence structures that have two or more simple sentences are defined as
compound sentences. They are just like simple sentences, but at least two times more than what
can be obtained from simple sentences; talking about two or more independent clauses. -2
independent clauses and are linked by a coordinating conjunction ( FANBOYS )
Examples:  Sarah went to school; lily slept at home.  I was running late but I decided to take
the bus  Ella swept the floor, and Tim washed the window.  I like coffee and Mary likes tea. 
Mary went to work but John went to the party.  Our car broke down; we came last.
The notable thing about compound sentences is that no matter how your grammar structure is
presented, it signals to the reader that you are discussing two different ideas that are equally
important.
 COMPLEX SENTENCES
Another grammar structure considered one of the basic types of English structure is the complex
sentence. This grammar structure contains an independent clause (or main clause) and at least
one independent clause. So, the main clause and one or more dependent clauses all put together
in a sentence with appropriate conjunction or pronoun is all it takes to come up a complex
grammar structure in English language. -1 independent clause and 1 or more subordinate clause (
although, after, because, since, when.. ) or a relative noun ( which, who, that etc )
Here are some common subordinating conjunctions:
 He left in a hurry after he got a phone call but he came back five minutes later.
Understanding compound-complex grammatical structure in English language will help you take
your writing to a new level of complexity in a really good way. The English grammar sentence
structure rules must be followed. This is basically all you need to know about the most common
sentence structures in English language, and quite frankly, they can come through for you in any
form of writing you may wish to do.
Other really good factors to all of these, which are as efficient as the basic types of
grammatical structure in helping with cool sentence structure and grammar formation, are
the:  Parts of speech  Sentence coordination  Adjective Clauses  Appositives  Adverb
Clauses  Absolute phrases  Participial phrases  Four functional types of sentences All of these
can help with sentence structure and grammar formation in writing and speaking. It is one thing
to know how to make correct English sentence; it is another thing to use them correctly in
writing. With constant practice, anyone can learn all these and get used to using perfect
grammatical structures in the English language.