Types of Sentences

Simple Sentence A simple sentence has one independent

clause but no subordinate clauses.

The trains made ninety-seven stops.

It can contain phrases. Carrying passengers and freight, the trains of

the Trans-Siberian Railway made ninety-seven stops at large and small stations / on their trips / across the vast expanses /of the Asian Russia.

Participle Phrase!

Prepositional Phrases!

Compound Sentence A compound sentence has two or more

independent clauses that are joined together. May be connected by a comma & a coordinating

conjunction, by a semicolon, or by a semicolon & a conjunctive adverb

The people of ancient times built the Seven Wonders of the World, but only the Great Pyramid still stands.

Sonja won three Olympic figure-skating championships; this led to her being given staring roles in Hollywood films.

Mary Martin played Nellie Forbush in the Broadway version of South Pacific; however, she did not play this in the film version.

Complex Sentence A complex sentence has one

independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.

The passengers grumbled when the airline announced the third postponement of their flight.

Independent Clause

Subordinate Clause

Which type? P. 6191. Complex2. Simple3. Complex4. Compound5. Complex

6. Complex7. Simple8. Simple9. Compound10.Compound

Compound-Complex A compound-complex sentence has two or more

independent clauses and one or more subordinate clauses. The independent clauses are joined by a coordinating

conjunction preceded by a comma, a conjunctive adverb preceded by a semicolon, or by a semicolon alone.

The crew from the United States the sailing race off the coasts of Perth, Australia, and the won the cup that the Australian crew coveted so much. subordinate clause

Perth is normally a quiet place; however, it became a beehive of frenzied activity while the America’s Cup race was in progress. Subordinate Clause

Which type? P. 6211. Complex2. Complex3. Compound4. Simple5. Simple

6. Complex7. Compound-

Complex8. Complex9. Complex