2. Simple A sentence with one independent clause Robinson Crusoe lived on a deserted island. Robinson Crusoe lived on a deserted island with his friend Friday. Robinson Crusoe lived on a deserted island off the coast of Venezuela with his friend Friday.

3. Compound Don Quixote put on his armor and got on his horse. A sentence with two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinator In the morning, Don Quixote put on his armor, got on his horse and then rode off to look for Dulcinea.

4. Complex A sentence with one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses When Odysseus returned home, Penelope was happy to see him. Odysseus was the one who devised the plan of the Trojan Horse.

5. Compound-Complex A sentence with at least two independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses Popular legends say that he was conceived when his mother gazed upon a falling star, stayed in the womb for sixty-two years, and was born when his mother leaned against a plum tree. According to legend, at the age of 160 he ventured west to live as a hermit in the unsettled frontier where at the western gate of the city, or kingdom, he was recognized by a guard.