Sentences: Simple or Compound

On Saturday we ate French toast.

• simple

  On Saturday is a prepositional phrase, "We ate French toast" is a simple statement, for it has one subject: We, and it has one verb: ate.

• compound

Anne liked her doll and book best.

• Simple This sentence has one subject(Anne) and one verb(liked), which makes it a simple sentence.

• compound

The rabbit went under the fence, and the wolf could not follow it.

• simple

• compound

  This sentence has two subjects: the rabbit and the wolf, and it has two verbs: went and follow. There are two statements, which have connected by a comma and a coordinating conjunction: and.

Once every year, Grant writes his teacher a thank you note for her help.

• simple

  "Once every year" is a prepositional phrase telling when, and there is one subject: Grant, and there is one verb: writes.

• compound

The sun set, and the moon rose.

• simple

• compound

  This sentence has two subjects: sun and moon, and there are two verbs: set and rose. These two logically connected sentences are velcro'd together using a comma and a the coordinating conjunction (f,a,n,b,o, y, s): and.

I can't come over, for it's after bedtime.

• simple

• compound

  This compound sentence has two subjects: I and it, and it has two verbs: come and is [which is represented by an apostrophe and the letter "s"('s)].These two sentences are logically connected by a comma and the coordinating conjunction: for.

Every Wednesday, the car drives down the road, and everyone runs.

• simple

• compound

  "Every Wednesday" is a prepositional phrase. This compound sentence has two subjects: car and everyone, and it has two verbs: drives and runs. These two sentences are logically connected by a comma and the coordinating conjunction: and.

We try to do our best in everything we do.

• simple

  This is a simple sentence because there is one subject: We, and there is one verb: try.

• compound

The chair rocked back and forth, and the windows slammed shut.

• Simple

• compound

  There are two subjects: chair and windows. There are two verbs: rocked and slammed, which are connected by a comma and the coordinating conjunction: and.

Who ate the last donut on the counter?

• simple

  This is a simple statement in the form of a question, for there is one subject: who, and there is one verb: ate. "On the counter" is a prepositional phrase telling where.

• compound