Kinds of Sentences (According to Structure)

He reads many books and magazines.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

He left in a hurry after he got a phone call but he came back five minutes later.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

She reads many books in the library.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

He left in a hurry after he got a phone call.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Mary went to work, but John went to the party.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Robert doesn’t eat meat, so Barbara made a special vegetarian dish for him.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Our dog barks when she hears a noise.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

We missed our plane because we were late.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

She completed her literature review, and she created her reference list.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence

Although he organized his sources by theme, he decided to arrange them chronologically, and he carefully followed the MEAL plan for organization.

• Simple Sentence

• Compound Sentence

• Complex Sentence

• Compound-Complex Sentence