sentences examples (topic: zoo)
simple sentence
I went to the zoo.
complex with essential adjective clause
All of the elephants who ate too much food were very sick later in the day.
complex with introductory adverbial clause
Although Jack hates animals, he still fed an elephant at the zoo.
simple with a compound subject and predicate (S.S.V.V.)
Jack and Jill saw the monkeys and fed the birds.
compound that uses a coordinating conjunction
Jack and Jill went to the zoo, but they had to leave early.
simple with a compound subject (S.S.V)
Jack and Jill went to the zoo.
compound that uses a conjunctive adverb (semicolon included)
Jack didn't want to go to the zoo; however, his mom still made him go.
complex with non-introductory adverbial clause
Jack fed an elephant at the zoo although he hates animals.
simple with a compound predicate (verb) (S.V.V.)
Jack got tired and bored at the zoo.
compound that uses a semicolon
Jack let the tiger out of its cage; he got into trouble with the zookeepers.
complex with non-essential adjective clause
My mom, who has blonde hair, fed a giraffe at the zoo yesterday.
complex-compound
While I was at the zoo, I saw many animals, but I didn't see a tiger.
complex with a noun clause
Whoever let the lion out of the cage was asked to leave.