How do you know if a sentence is simple or compound?

A dependent clause contains a subject and a verb, but no complete thought.

A SIMPLE SENTENCE has one independent clause.
A COMPOUND SENTENCE has two independent clauses joined by.
A COMPLEX SENTENCE has one dependent clause (headed by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun ) joined to an independent clause.

What are the example of simple and compound sentence?

The old man could neither see nor hear. He took the test several times but he couldn’t pass. He is famous, yet he is very humble. She was angry, still she kept her cool.

What are some examples of simple sentences?

Examples of simple sentences include the following:

Joe waited for the train. “Joe” = subject, “waited” = verb.
The train was late.
Mary and Samantha took the bus.
I looked for Mary and Samantha at the bus station.
Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station early but waited until noon for the bus.

What is simple compound sentence?

A simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains more than one! Put another way: a simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate, but a compound sentence contains more than one subject and more than one predicate.

What is the example of compound sentence?

An example of a compound sentence is, ‘This house is too expensive, and that house is too small. ‘ This sentence is a compound sentence because it has two independent clauses, ‘This house is too expensive’ and ‘that house is too small’ separated by a comma and the conjunction ‘and.

How do you identify compound sentences?

a. When one subject does more than one thing: The boy ran to the park. The boy ate a hotdog there.

b. When multiple subjects do the same thing: Yesterday the lion went to the candy store. The zebra also went to the candy store yesterday.

c. When multiple subjects do multiple things: The girl ate cake at the party. The cat drank soda at the party.

How to combine sentences to create compound sentences?

The way was long. The wind was cold.

The wind blew. The lightning splashed. The rain started falling.

It was a cold night. We ventured out.

He is foolish. He is obstinate.

Come in. Go out.

Do not be a borrower. Do not be a lender.

What are the seven different types of compound sentences?

Simple sentences. Simple sentences contain 1 independent clause but not a dependent clause.

Complex sentences. Complex sentences have 1 independent clause as well as at least 1 dependent clause.

Compound sentences.

Complex–compound sentences.

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What needs to be in a compound complex sentence?

This means compound-complex sentences are those sentences that contain at least two independent clauses and one dependent clause. To be more precise, compound sentences are those that contain two independent clauses. And complex sentences are those that have at least one independent clause and one dependent clause. Again, independent clauses are those that can stand alone.