Simple, Complex, Compound sentences

A simple sentence contains a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought. Example: 'The dog barks.'

A compound sentence consists of two or more independent clauses joined by a conjunction. Example: 'I wanted to go for a walk, but it started to rain.'

A complex sentence contains an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. Example: 'Although it was raining, we went for a walk.'

Compound sentence.

Simple sentence.

Compound sentence.

Simple sentence.

Complex sentence.

The subject is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about. Example: In 'The cat sleeps,' 'the cat' is the subject.

A verb is a word that describes an action or a state of being. Example: In 'She runs fast,' 'runs' is the verb.