Sentence Structure
Simple Sentence Example
The cat ate dinner
Complex Sentence Example
The human brain never stops working until you stand up to speak in public
Complex Sentence
a sentence containing one or more dependent clauses in addition to the main clause
Dependent Clause
a sentence that can not stand by itself and contains either a subject or a verb
Independent Clause
a sentence that can stand on its own and contains a subject(noun) and predicate(verb)
FANBOY
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so
Compound Sentence Example
"You can put wings on a pig, but you don't make it an eagle." (Bill Clinton)
Compound-Complex Sentence
A compound-complex sentence has at least two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause
Compound Sentence
A sentence with two independent clauses formed together with a FANBOY word
Compound-Complex Sentence Example
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when he asked for my autograph in a department store, but I still want to believe in him
Simple Sentence
a basic sentence with one independent clause.