Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences
simple sentence
Brandon is going to OSU.
independent clause
a part of the sentence that can stand alone.
complex
a sentence that has one independent clause and one dependent clause.
compound sentence
Brandon is going to OSU right now, but he wants to go to Arkansas.
compound sentence
I tried to speak Spanish, and he tried to speak English.
complex
David laughed loudly at the play because the actors were funny.
simple sentence
Martha bought a pie from Jack.
simple sentence
My brother will arrive tomorrow by train.
AWWUUBBIS
Acronym for subordinating conjunctions
complex
After running a mile, David was tired.
complex sentence
Although my refrigerator is full, my mom bought more groceries.
Complex sentence
Because his wife had a baby, Mr. Moore was out of the office.
complex sentence
If you get an A on the test, you can go to Bahama Bucks.
simple sentence
Jack is going to Dallas the week after Halloween.
compound sentence
Last week we read about Disney's Cinderella, and my friend read Grim's version of Cinderella.
FANBOYS
The acronym for coordinating conjunctions used to combine words, phrases, and clauses
compound sentence
The armies fought for two weeks, but there was no clear winner.
complex sentence
When he was younger, Mike had many dogs.
complex
While he tried to reading, the storm got louder.
coordinating conjunction
and
A subordinating conjunction...
connects an independent clause with one or more dependent clauses; examples: since, before, unless, however
coordinating conjunction
for
subordinating conjunciton
if
a comma goes in the middle of the two clauses
if the subordinating conjunction is at the beginning of a sentence,
