for example:
- Some students like to study in the morning.
- Juan and arturo play football avery afternoon.
- Alicia goes to the library and studies avery day.
the three sentence are all simple sentences but you note that sentence 2 contains a compound subject, and sentence 3 contains a compound verb. simple sentence contain a subject, and verd and express a complete thought, but they can also contain a compound subjects or verbs.
two independent clause joined by a coordinator. the coordinator are as follows for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. except for very short sentences, coordinator are always preceded by a comma.
for example:
- I tried to speak spanish, and my friend tried to speak english.
- Alejandro played football, so Maria went shopping.
- Alejandro played football, for Maria went shopping.
the above three sentences are compound sentences. each sentences contains two independent clauses, and they are joined by a coordinator with a comma proceding it. note how the consiouns use of the coordinators can change the relationship beetwen the clauses.
COMPLEX SENTENCES: a complex sentences has an independent clause joined by one or more dependent clauses. a complex sentences always has a subordinator such as because, since, after, although, or when or a relative pronoun such as that, who, or which.
for example:
- When he handed in his homework, he forgot to give the teacher the last page.
- The teacher returned the homework after she noticed the error.
- The students are studying because they have a test tomorrow.
COMPUND-COMPLEX SENTENCES: is a sentence with least two independent clause and one or more dependent clause ( also known as subordinator clause).
for example:
- The dog lived in the backyard, but the cat, who knew he was superior, lived inside the house
independent clauses:
- The dog lived in the backyard.
- The cat lived inside the house.
dependent clause:
- Who knew he was superior
