Sentence Types

This is a simple sentence.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

I like playing golf, and my brother likes playing basketball.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

My mother cooked dinner while I was doing my homework.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

While I was doing my homework, my dad cooked dinner, and my mom took a nap in front of the TV.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

The new boy in English class has a sister in 7th grade and a brother in 10th grade.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Because she didn't look in her mirror often enough, she failed her driving test.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex

I have not seen my grandmother since I came to Dublin.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Most European countries now use the Euro, but the UK still uses the pound sterling.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

To build a doll's house you need wood, a hammer, a saw, and lots of nails.

• Simple
• Compound
• Complex
• Compound-Complex

Before he knew it, winter was over, and tiny buds began to sprout on the trees.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound-Complex