Sentence Types 2: Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex

A sentence that contains one independent clause and no subordinate clauses.

A sentence that contains two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.

A sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.

A sentence that contains two independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.

A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence and is introduced by a subordinating conjunction or a relative pronoun.

Words that connect two independent clauses; examples include for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so (FANBOYS).

A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence, containing a subject and a predicate.

Compound Sentence.

Complex Sentence.

Compound Sentence.