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sentence structures
there are three types of sentence
structures simple compound and complex
it's important to use each of these
structures because it makes our writing
more engaging for the reader simple
sentences a simple sentence has one
independent clause that is it has a
subject it has a verb and it is a
completed thought
here's an example of a simple sentence
grace open the door it has one subject
and one verb sometimes simple sentences
have a compound subject like in this
sentence the table and chairs need to be
clean simple sentences can also have a
compound verb for example the boy smiled
and nodded
here is another simple sentence even
though it's longer we know it's still a
simple sentence because it has one
subject and one verb compound sentences
compound sentences are a combination of
two or more independent clauses joined
together by a coordinating conjunction
remembering the acronym fanboys is an
easy way to remember the coordinating
conjunctions that we can use to join
independent clauses
here are two simple sentences grace
opened the door she looked outside
let's join them using the coordinating
conjunction and we have created a
compound sentence brace opened the door
and she looked outside the sentence has
two independent clauses that is both
clauses are a completed thought with a
subject and a verb here are some other
compound sentences they each have more
than one independent clause and are
joined by a coordinating conjunction
complex sentences the complex sentences
are composed of an independent clause
and a dependent clause dependent clauses
are not completed thoughts here is a
complex sentence when he won the award
everyone cheered this is the independent
clause because it has one subject and
one verb and it's a completed thought
this clause is a dependent clause
because even though it has a subject and
a verb it's not a completed thought
let's look at another example
now that I have saved up I can buy a
bike this is an independent clause
because it has one subject one verb and
is a completed thought this is a
dependent clause because it's not a
completed thought the dependent clause
can go at the end of the sentence like
this or it can go first in the sentence
like this notice that if the dependent
clause begins the sentence we use a
comma to separate the clauses see if you
can work out the structure of these
sentences Kyle knew lots about monkeys
that's right it's a simple sentence it
has one subject and one verb let's try
another one
although matt was running late he seemed
relaxed
that's right it's a complex sentence it
has an independent clause which is a
completed thought and a dependent clause
which isn't a completed thought one more
he was hungry so he ate
it's a compound sentence it has two
independent clauses they are both
completed thoughts joined using the
coordinating conjunction so identifying
different sentence structures is easy
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