Simple sentences and compound sentences

A simple sentence is a sentence that contains a subject and a verb, and expresses a complete thought. It has no dependent clauses.

A compound sentence is a sentence that contains at least two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a semicolon.

Simple sentence.

Compound sentence.

A coordinating conjunction is a word that connects two independent clauses. The seven coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

Yes, a simple sentence can have a compound subject, which means it has two or more subjects that share the same verb.

An independent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. It can stand alone as a sentence.

A dependent clause is a group of words that contains a subject and a verb but does not express a complete thought. It cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Compound sentence.

A comma is used before the coordinating conjunction, or a semicolon can be used to separate the clauses.