Simple, Compound, and Complex sentences

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complex sentence

a sentence with one independent clause and at least one dependent clause

Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.

compound

Mary and Samantha arrived at the bus station before noon, and they left on the bus before I arrived.

compound

True or false? A complex sentence has a independent and a dependent clause.

true

compound sentence

two or more independent clauses

As she was bright and ambitious, she became a manager in no time.

complex

Whenever prices goes up, customers buy less products.

complex

simple sentence

one independent clause

Joe waited for the train.

simple

The train was late.

simple


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