English 3

Simple, Compund,
Complex Sentences
 The team

Ridho Rizka Adha

Heru Perdana Winda Agustina Rahmatullah Faidal Baraka
Febriane
 1. Simple Sentence
Simple sentences are sentences that
have one independent clause. The main
idea is one. Simple sentences also have
a subject and a predicate. The subject
can consist of one word, or several
words.
Example:
1 2 3
I always wanted I'm going to shopping Don't step on the
to go to Mars. this evening. grass!

4 5
The school has Can you tell your
closed and stopped mother I'll be coming
all activities. this evening?
 Example:
1. Rizka hate Sabi for she hurts her.

2. I like all of Chinese food, and my

2. Compound Sentence . brother also like Chinese food

3. I don’t like fried chicken, nor do I

Compound sentence is a like sweet tea.
sentence composed of two
independent clauses (main 4. My brother is good at science, but
he refuses to become scientist.
sentences) which are connected
by a conjunction. 5. I must pick her up, or she will
angry with me.
 Example:
3. Complex Sentence
After you finish writing novel,
01 you can call me
Complex sentence is a sentence that consists
of one independent clause or single sentence
and one or more dependent clauses Complex
If your sister talk too loud, we
sentences are easy to spot as they often use 01 will be deaf.
subordinating conjunctions like because, since,
or until to connect clauses.
Because Hariyono is so handsome,
01 she cannot take her eyes of him.
 Complex Sentence
There are dependent and independent clauses in
complex sentence

Dependent Clause Independent Clause

A dependent clause is a clause that cannot
stand alone as a complete sentence
because it does not express a complete
thought.
An independent clause is a clause that can
stand alone as a sentence (i.e., it expresses a
complete thought). A dependent clauses (or
subordinate clause) is one that cannot stand
alone as a complete sentence (i.e., it does not
express a complete thought).
 The villagers lived happily until
the wolves appeared.

Do you know the butcher who

Example went to court on Saturday?
Dependent Clause

I am not tidying the dishes

unless Peter helps.
 Example

Independent Clause Independent Clause Independent Clause

The argument started Do you know the butcher

I am not tidying the dishes
when she took my book. who went to court on
unless Peter helps.
Saturday?
Thank you