This document discusses the four types of sentences: simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. It defines each type and provides examples. A simple sentence contains one subject and one verb. A compound sentence contains two or more independent clauses joined with a comma and FANBOYS conjunction. A complex sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause. A compound-complex sentence contains at least one dependent clause and two or more independent clauses.

1. Writing Complex Sentences

3. Simple sentence Independent clause: only one subject and one verb I love you. One verb One subject

5. Compound sentence Two independent clauses joined together I love you , and you love me . Independent clause Independent clause

7. Complex sentence A dependent clause joined to an independent clause. (The dependent clause needs the rest of the sentence for support.) Because you love me , I love you . Dependent clause Independent clause

8. Dependent clause A dependent clause contains a subject and verb. It begins with a subordinating conjunction, and thus it does not express a completed thought. A dependent clause is also called a subordinate clause. Dependent clauses, like babies, cannot stand alone. Because you love me. Fragment!

10. Common Subordinating (Dependent) Conjunctions while in case than before which when so that in order that because whether until since whenever as if wherever unless rather than if as whereas though once even though although where that now that even if after

12. Compound complex sentence A dependent clause added to two or more independent clauses Because we are a family , I love you , and you love me. 2 independent clauses Dependent clause

13. Since every sentence in English fits into one of these four categories, Compound/ complex Complex Compound Simple