Compound vs Complex Sentences

This sentence consists of two independent clauses, joined together by a comma and a coordinating conjunction.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Is a sentence that contains one independent and at least one dependent clause.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.2.1F

Because my coffee was too cold, I heated it in the microwave.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.2.1F

The museum was very interesting, as I expected.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.2.1F

Cats are good pets, for they are clean and are not noisy.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

He didn't want to go to the dentist, yet he went anyway.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

They got there early, and they got really good seats.

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

Even though he's thoroughly trained, he still makes a lot of mistakes.

• Compound sentence

• Complex sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

We have never been to Asia, nor have we visited Africa.

• Complex sentence

• Compound sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1H

This word al conjunctions us in what type of sentences: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.

• Complex sentences

• Compound sentences

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.4.2C

CCSS.L.9-10.2A

CCSS.L.3.1H