Simple Sentences
A simple sentence contains a subject and a main verb; it contains one independent clause.
* I like coffee
This is a simple sentence with one subject and one verb forming an independent clause. Naturally, a simple sentence can include other things:
* I like a couple of cups of coffee first thing in the morning.
Compound Sentences
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses, often joined by a co-ordinator.
* I like coffee, but my partner prefers tea.
Complex Sentences
A complex sentence contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
* Because I have trouble waking up, I have coffee first thing in the morning. (The dependent clause is in bold and the independent clause is italicized)
The dependent clause cannot exist on its own; it requires the independent clause to make sense.
Compound-Complex Sentences
A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
* Some people say that the best coffee comes from Brazil, but others say that the best coffee comes from the Blue Mountains in Jamaica.
A simple sentence contains a subject and a main verb; it contains one independent clause.
* I like coffee
This is a simple sentence with one subject and one verb forming an independent clause. Naturally, a simple sentence can include other things:
* I like a couple of cups of coffee first thing in the morning.
A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses, often joined by a co-ordinator.
* I like coffee, but my partner prefers tea.
Complex Sentences
A complex sentence contains an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
* Because I have trouble waking up, I have coffee first thing in the morning. (The dependent clause is in bold and the independent clause is italicized)
The dependent clause cannot exist on its own; it requires the independent clause to make sense.
Compound-Complex Sentences
A compound-complex sentence contains at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.
* Some people say that the best coffee comes from Brazil, but others say that the best coffee comes from the Blue Mountains in Jamaica.
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