Simple, Compound, Complex, Compound-Complex Sentence Structure
Aaron has an unconventional swing, but he manages to drive the ball farther than some professional golfers.
Compound
An avid reader, Brody attends weekly book club meetings, and he finishes several novels every month.
Compound
Annual plants survive only one season and must be replaced each year, but perennials return each year with new flowers and foliage.
Compound
Bows and arrows made their first appearance more than twenty-five thousand years ago, and archery has been used ever since for hunting, combat, and sport.
Compound
Lorraine Hansberry wrote the widely acclaimed 1959 Broadway play A Raisin in the Sun, and her accomplishment opened the door for other African American playwrights.
Compound
Mulberry leaves are silkworms' natural food preference, but silk farmers will often feed the caterpillars a specially designed artificial diet.
Compound
Presidents John Adams and George H.W. Bush both had presidential sons, and coincidentally, both sons—John Quincy Adams and George W. Bush—were their fathers' namesakes.
Compound
Sentence that contains TWO or more independent (or main) clauses (complete thoughts) and usually joined by a comma and FANBOYS
Compound
Students are unhappy with the new dress code requirements, and they will be discussing their grievances at the next school board meeting.
Compound
Tanner always approaches difficult tasks enthusiastically, and he frequently motivates others with his energy and fervor.
Compound
The weather forecast had predicted severe thunderstorms, but the dark and heavy thunderclouds never materialized.
Compound
After a parrotfish eats algae-covered coral, the coral travels through the fish's digestive system, and then it is deposited in the reef as white coral sand.
Compound-Complex
As cold weather approaches, you must protect your water pipes against freezing, or they can rupture and cause significant damage to your home.
Compound-Complex
Sentence with two or more independent clauses and at least one subordinate clause.
Compound-Complex
The saw-scaled viper does not have the deadliest venom, but it is responsible for more human deaths than any other snake because it lives in populated areas.
Compound-Complex
Tooth enamel—the hardest substance in the human body—doesn't consist of living tissue, so it can't regenerate itself if it is damaged.
Compound-Complex
We can watch the presidential debate, which will be broadcast at nine o'clock, or we can view the documentary about the greatest innovations of the twenty-first century.
Compound-Complex
Connor took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table Mountain.
Simple
During last night's thunderstorm, a flurry of tiny hailstones danced across the roof of our house.
Simple
Sentence that has one independent clause and no subordinate clauses.
Simple
Since 1923, the United States Flag Code has provided advisory rules for displaying and handling the U.S. flag.
Simple
The production of a single pound of honey requires nectar from approximately two million flowers.
Simple
The vibrant trumpet-shaped blooms of the trumpet vine make it ideal for attracting hummingbirds.
Simple
Sentence that contains one independent clause and at least one subordinate clause.
Complex
Since it takes approximately one thousand years for a used printer cartridge to decompose, recycling these plastic ink dispensers helps the environment.
Complex
Because most wild orchids naturally affix themselves to trees and branches, planting an orchid in soil will likely kill it.
Complex
If we can't find an inexpensive hotel for the Fourth of July weekend, we can always stay with my parents.
Complex
Leonardo da Vinci, who was a renowned painter and sculptor, was also an inventor and scientist.
Complex
After a potato blight destroyed Ireland's potato crop and precipitated the Great Famine of 1845, the country lost twenty-five percent of its population to starvation and emigration.
Complex
